Malignant cerebral infarction associated with COVID-19 in a child.
Childs Nerv Syst
; 38(2): 441-445, 2022 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1281269
ABSTRACT
Neurological manifestations, such as encephalitis, meningitis, ischemic, and hemorrhagic strokes, are reported with increasing frequency in patients affected by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In children, acute ischemic stroke is usually multifactorial viral infection is an important precipitating factor for stroke. We present a case of a child with serological evidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection whose onset was a massive right cerebral artery ischemia that led to a malignant cerebral infarction. The patient underwent a life-saving decompressive hemicraniectomy, with good functional recovery, except for residual hemiplegia. During rehabilitation, the patient also developed a lower extremity peripheral nerve neuropathy, likely related to a long-Covid syndrome.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain Ischemia
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Stroke
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Decompressive Craniectomy
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Child
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Childs Nerv Syst
Journal subject:
Neurology
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Pediatrics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00381-021-05273-x
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