Choreoathetosis and dystonia in a child with COVID19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome
S. Afr. j. child health (Online)
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15(4): 229-231, 2021.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Neurological complications of COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) are well described. We report an unusual presentation in a 9-year-old girl presenting with status epilepticus, who thereafter developed choreoathetosis and dystonia. She was initially managed with intravenous immunoglobulins and methylprednisolone for presumed autoimmune encephalitis. However, she tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and met the clinical and laboratory criteria for MIS-C. She remained encephalopathic with abnormal movements and dystonia for 8 days from presentation but was discharged home with complete clinical recovery after 2 weeks.
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Dystonia
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COVID-19
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Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
Limits:
Child
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
S. Afr. j. child health (Online)
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Department of Paediatrics and Child Heath, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand/ZA
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Paediatric Critical Care, Department of Critical Care, Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, University of the Witwatersrand/ZA
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