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SUMMARY: A 78-year-old man was admitted for acute confusion. At initial investigation physical examination, blood and cerebrospinal fluid tests were unremarkable and EEG showed synchronous bifrontal periodic discharges, an evocative pattern of encephalitis. Coronavirus disease 2019 was diagnosed later after fever onset. Isolated mild confusion may thus be an initial clinical picture of Coronavirus disease 2019 infection.
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COVID-19/diagnosis , Confusion/diagnosis , Electroencephalography/methods , Encephalitis/diagnosis , Aged , COVID-19/physiopathology , COVID-19/psychology , Confusion/physiopathology , Confusion/psychology , Diagnosis, Differential , Encephalitis/physiopathology , Encephalitis/psychology , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Anemia, Sickle Cell/physiopathology , Anemia/physiopathology , Autonomic Nervous System/physiopathology , Adult , Age Factors , Anemia/epidemiology , Anemia/pathology , Anemia, Sickle Cell/blood , Anemia, Sickle Cell/epidemiology , Anemia, Sickle Cell/pathology , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Prevalence , Sweat Glands/physiopathology , Young AdultABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: There is no clear consensus as to what constitutes an obstructive ventilatory defect (OVD): Is it FEV1/FVCSubject(s)
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/diagnosis
, Adolescent
, Adult
, Aged
, Aged, 80 and over
, Female
, Forced Expiratory Volume
, Humans
, Male
, Middle Aged
, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/epidemiology
, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/physiopathology
, Respiratory Function Tests
, Retrospective Studies
, Smoking/adverse effects
, Smoking/physiopathology
, Spirometry/methods
, Tunisia/epidemiology
, Vital Capacity