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Acute disseminated encephalitis (ADEM) as the first presentation of COVID-19; a case report.
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Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) [Ann Med Surg (Lond)] 2022 Mar 28; Vol. 77, pp. 103511. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 28 (Print Publication: 2022). - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Introduction: and importance: Neurological ailments are reported during and after SARS-COV-2 infection.<br />Case Presentation: We report a 67-year-old Iranian man with COVID-19 infection and Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM) whose neurological symptoms appeared before clinical and radiological pulmonary manifestations.<br />Clinical Discussion: COVID-19 can cause neurological complication without entering the CNS via para infectious inflammatory mechanisms.<br />Conclusions: This report shows that ADEM might be among primary presentations of COVID-19.<br />Competing Interests: The authors deny any conflict of interest in any terms or by any means during the study.<br /> (© 2022 The Authors.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2049-0801
- Volume :
- 77
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Annals of medicine and surgery (2012)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35369575
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103511