A case report of simultaneous autoimmune and COVID-19 encephalitis

COVID-19 encephalitis is a rare condition usually presenting with altered mental status. Simultaneous presence of anti-NMDAR antibody and SARS-CoV-2 virus in CSF is a very rare condition described in a few case reports so far. On the other hand, brain edema is an unusual presentation of anti-NMDAR e...

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Autores principales: Allahyari, Fakhri, Hosseinzadeh, Ramin, Nejad, Javad Hosseini, Heiat, Mohammad, Ranjbar, Reza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8075017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33904138
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13365-021-00978-w
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author Allahyari, Fakhri
Hosseinzadeh, Ramin
Nejad, Javad Hosseini
Heiat, Mohammad
Ranjbar, Reza
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description COVID-19 encephalitis is a rare condition usually presenting with altered mental status. Simultaneous presence of anti-NMDAR antibody and SARS-CoV-2 virus in CSF is a very rare condition described in a few case reports so far. On the other hand, brain edema is an unusual presentation of anti-NMDAR encephalitis. Herein, we reported a case with simultaneous detection of anti-NMDAR antibody and SARS-CoV-2 virus in her cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) presenting with brain edema, altered mental status, seizures, and respiratory symptoms.
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spelling pubmed-80750172021-04-27 A case report of simultaneous autoimmune and COVID-19 encephalitis Allahyari, Fakhri Hosseinzadeh, Ramin Nejad, Javad Hosseini Heiat, Mohammad Ranjbar, Reza J Neurovirol Case Report COVID-19 encephalitis is a rare condition usually presenting with altered mental status. Simultaneous presence of anti-NMDAR antibody and SARS-CoV-2 virus in CSF is a very rare condition described in a few case reports so far. On the other hand, brain edema is an unusual presentation of anti-NMDAR encephalitis. Herein, we reported a case with simultaneous detection of anti-NMDAR antibody and SARS-CoV-2 virus in her cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) presenting with brain edema, altered mental status, seizures, and respiratory symptoms. Springer International Publishing 2021-04-26 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC8075017/ /pubmed/33904138 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13365-021-00978-w Text en © Journal of NeuroVirology, Inc. 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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