COVID-19 Patient with Encephalitis as an Initial Clinical Presentation
FLORA INFEKSIYON HASTALIKLARI VE KLINIK MIKROBIYOLOJI DERGISI, cilt.28, sa.2, ss.302-306, 2023 (ESCI, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 28 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2023
- Doi Numarası: 10.5578/flora.20239931
- Dergi Adı: FLORA INFEKSIYON HASTALIKLARI VE KLINIK MIKROBIYOLOJI DERGISI
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.302-306
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Words, COVID-19, Neurological complications, Encephalitis
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A growing number of extrapulmonary manifestations were described during COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 has both acute and long-term neurological complications affecting the central and peripheral nervous system. While acute encephalopathy was the most common clinically diagnosed neurological sign, the least common were meningitis and/or encephalitis. The patient was a 68-yearold previously healthy man who presented to the emergency department with symptoms of fever, headache, confusion, meaningless speech, and behavioral disorders. We present a COVID-19 patient with encephalitis as an initial clinical presentation who was treated with dexamethasone, IVIG and tocilizumab with a rapid neurological improvement. This report highlights COVID-19 encephalitis which is a rare form of the neurological involvement of COVID-19 and discusses diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.