Severe neurological presentation in COVID-19

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This is the case of a 53-year-old male with a three-day disease time, with malaise, fever, pharyngeal pain and dry cough. Upon entering the hospital, he was febrile and had tonic- clonic seizures and disorientation. The pulmonary tomography showed COVID-19-compatible lesions; normal brain CT; and, r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Vásquez-Colina, Alfredo
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2020
Institución:Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna
Repositorio:Revista de la Sociedad Peruana de Medicina Interna
Lenguaje:español
OAI Identifier:oai:medicinainterna.net.pe:article/525
Enlace del recurso:https://revistamedicinainterna.net/index.php/spmi/article/view/525
Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
Materia:COVID-19
convulsiones
encefalitis
seizures
encephalitis
Descripción
Sumario:This is the case of a 53-year-old male with a three-day disease time, with malaise, fever, pharyngeal pain and dry cough. Upon entering the hospital, he was febrile and had tonic- clonic seizures and disorientation. The pulmonary tomography showed COVID-19-compatible lesions; normal brain CT; and, rT-PCR for COVID-19: positive. The lumbar puncture showed only hyperglucorraquia, The patient died on the third day. It is concluded that it was a patient with COVID-19 and neurological involvement type encephalitis.
Severe neurological presentation in COVID-19
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