A First Case of Acute Cerebellitis Associated with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): a Case Report and Literature Review.
Cerebellum
; 19(6): 911-914, 2020 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-690463
ABSTRACT
Novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 SARS-CoV-2), which originated from Wuhan, China, has spread to the other countries in a short period of time. We report a 47-year-old male who was admitted to our hospital due to suffering from progressive vertigo and ataxia for 7 days prior to the admission. Neurological examination revealed cerebellar dysfunction, and brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) depicted edema of the cerebellar hemisphere associated with leptomeningeal enhancement. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis showed mild lymphocytic pleocytosis, elevated protein, and lactate dehydrogenase. SARS-CoV-2 RNA was detected in the oropharyngeal/nasopharyngeal and CSF specimens. As a result, treatment with lopinavir/ritonavir was initiated, and patient symptoms and signs improved significantly during the course of hospitalization. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of acute cerebellitis associated with COVID-19 disease which is reported in the literature so far.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Cerebellar Diseases
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Coronavirus Infections
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
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Reviews
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Cerebellum
Journal subject:
Brain
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S12311-020-01177-9
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