Neuropsychiatric Disorders in Paediatric Long COVID-19: A Case Series
Case Presentation A 15-year-old male was admitted with a five-day history of an acute psychotic state. Medical History Family History Clinical Exam Treatment Clinical Outcome
Neuropsychiatric Symptoms After Fingolimod Withdrawal in Multiple Sclerosis Patient
Case Presentation A 26-year-old woman was presented with apathy, affective incontinence and motoric aphasia. Medical History Clinical Exam Her MRI revealed: Her neurological evaluation showed: Laboratory findings: Diagnosis The patient was diagnosed with acute multiple sclerosis lesion. Preliminary Treatment Post-Treatment Outcomes After 4th plasmapheresis, After 7th plasmapheresis, After 2 weeks, Further Treatment Follow-up After 7 […]
Association between COVID-19 and New-onset Epileptic Seizures
Name – American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting (AAN 2021) (April 17 – April 22, 2021) Mode – Virtual A retrospective study conducted on COVID-19 patients, found a three times higher risk of novel seizures in those without a known history of epilepsy. Patients with new-onset seizures had longer hospital stays by 15 days and […]
Seizures as Primary Manifestation of Pediatric COVID-19
A systematic retrospective study established that seizures occur early and could be the primary manifestation of acute COVID-19 in children. The study included 175 children aged 6 months to 17 years, infected with COVID-19 out of which 11 had presented with seizures. It was found that these children may lack fever or other typical symptoms […]