Focal seizures with impaired awareness as long-term neurological complication of COVID-19: a case report.
subject: covid-19, encephalitis, epilepsy, Focal seizures with impaired awareness
description: We report here the first case of a young individual otherwise healthy, who presented with frequent focal seizures with impaired awareness as a possible long-term complication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 infection. Seizures were documented by electroencephalography and responded clinically and neuro-physiologically to antiseizure therapy. The patient underwent an extensive investigation including cerebrospinal fluid examination, conventional and quantitative brain magnetic resonance imaging, and 18-FDG positron emission tomography. Beyond the clinical interest, this case contributes to clarify the possible pathways by which SARS-CoV-2 may enter the central nervous system and cause long-term neurological complications.
creator: Marco Bozzali, Alberto Grassini, Giovanni Morana, Michela Zotta, Sara Cabras, Alberto Romagnolo, Carlo Alberto Artusi, Elisa Montalenti, Mario Giorgio Rizzone, Diego Garbossa, Elisa Montanaro, Mara Cercignani, Leonardo Lopiano
source: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
date: 2021