Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) following SARS-CoV-2 infection: A case report from Iran

The new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has rapidly spread throughout the world, becoming a serious public health problem. COVID-19, in addition to respiratory symptoms, has neurotropic characteristics that can impact the nervous system. We present a 22-year-old female who developed dip...

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Autores principales: Asadollahzade, Elnaz, Azhdari, Sara, Johari, Mohammed-Sadegh, Naser Moghadasi, Abdorreza
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. on behalf of Sociedad Española de Enfermería Neurológica. 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9273525/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sedene.2022.06.003
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Sumario:The new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has rapidly spread throughout the world, becoming a serious public health problem. COVID-19, in addition to respiratory symptoms, has neurotropic characteristics that can impact the nervous system. We present a 22-year-old female who developed diplopia and numbness of her limbs eight days after affecting by COVID-19 and she showed a left-sided outward gaze palsy without any history of previous a specific illness or medication. Supratentorial, infratentorial, and cervical cord enhancing plaques confirmed an acute demyelinating process in favor of Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM). Her oligoclonal bands (OCB) were positive as well. As a result, a provisional diagnosis of ADEM was made. Her condition improved dramatically after starting corticosteroids and rituximab.

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