A Rare Case of Covid 19 Presenting As Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizures
Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results
; 14:27-33, 2023.
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in English
| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2218297
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a novel coronavirus that was frequently isolated from Wuhan, China in patients with respiratory tract infections. The most prevalent symptoms are fever and respiratory tract involvement. In this paper, seizures, an uncommon manifestation of the condition, is described. CaseDiscussion:
A previously healthy 34-year-old female was taken to the emergency room with a widespread tonic-clonic seizure. Five days prior to admission, the patient complained of fever, cough, headache, widespread weakness, and myalgias. She experienced two episodes of convulsions around one hour ago. The MRI of the brain was normal, whereas the CT of the chest indicated localised ground-glass opacities. Using real-time PCR, the respiratory material was positive for COVID-19. The patient's symptoms improved after using anticonvulsive and antiviral drugs. Conclusion(s) To our knowledge, this is one of the rare case studies reporting a link between frequent seizures and COVID-19. Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications. All rights reserved.
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Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results
Year:
2023
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