A case of COVID-19 infection presenting with a seizure following severe brain edema

The novel infection of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) began in December 2019 in China and is now widely spread worldwide. COVID-19 commonly presents with respiratory symptoms including cough and dyspnea. However, the neuroinvasive propensity through the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor [1], which is expressed in glial cells and neurons as well, and the cerebrovascular complication because of the hypercoagulable state are also reported as a feature of COVID-19 [2].
Source: Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Clinical letter Source Type: research