Catatonic syndrome as the presentation of encephalitis in association with COVID-19

COVID-19 has shown different neurological manifestations even sometimes there are the initial or the main presentation. The following case report is about a middle-aged woman who, over 3 days, developed fever, clinical neurological alterations (stupor, muteness, fixed gaze and catatonia), cerebrospi...

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Autores principales: Vazquez-Guevara, Damaris, Badial-Ochoa, Sandra, Caceres-Rajo, Karen M, Rodriguez-Leyva, Ildefonso
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Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8183207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34088685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-240550
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author Vazquez-Guevara, Damaris
Badial-Ochoa, Sandra
Caceres-Rajo, Karen M
Rodriguez-Leyva, Ildefonso
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description COVID-19 has shown different neurological manifestations even sometimes there are the initial or the main presentation. The following case report is about a middle-aged woman who, over 3 days, developed fever, clinical neurological alterations (stupor, muteness, fixed gaze and catatonia), cerebrospinal fluid (16 lymphocytes) and an electroencephalogram (EEG) (4–6 Hz generalised activity) with characteristics of encephalitis. A serum IgG, IgM, nasopharyngeal swab PCR for SARS-CoV-2. The patient responded positively to support measures, symptomatic and corticosteroid treatment. At discharge, the patient was independent and improved considerably. We report the presence of catatonia as a possible and atypical manifestation of encephalitis in association with COVID-19.
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spelling pubmed-81832072021-06-17 Catatonic syndrome as the presentation of encephalitis in association with COVID-19 Vazquez-Guevara, Damaris Badial-Ochoa, Sandra Caceres-Rajo, Karen M Rodriguez-Leyva, Ildefonso BMJ Case Rep Case Report COVID-19 has shown different neurological manifestations even sometimes there are the initial or the main presentation. The following case report is about a middle-aged woman who, over 3 days, developed fever, clinical neurological alterations (stupor, muteness, fixed gaze and catatonia), cerebrospinal fluid (16 lymphocytes) and an electroencephalogram (EEG) (4–6 Hz generalised activity) with characteristics of encephalitis. A serum IgG, IgM, nasopharyngeal swab PCR for SARS-CoV-2. The patient responded positively to support measures, symptomatic and corticosteroid treatment. At discharge, the patient was independent and improved considerably. We report the presence of catatonia as a possible and atypical manifestation of encephalitis in association with COVID-19. BMJ Publishing Group 2021-06-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8183207/ /pubmed/34088685 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-240550 Text en © BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2021. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. https://bmj.com/coronavirus/usageThis article is made freely available for use in accordance with BMJ’s website terms and conditions for the duration of the covid-19 pandemic or until otherwise determined by BMJ. You may use, download and print the article for any lawful, non-commercial purpose (including text and data mining) provided that all copyright notices and trade marks are retained.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8183207/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34088685
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-240550
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