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Myoclonus status revealing COVID 19 infection
DISCUSSION: Our patient presented with acute isolated multifocal myoclonus status without cognitive impairment. These movements were prominent, spontaneous, worsened by action, and sensitive to touch and sound. The anatomical source of this myoclonus could be cortical or subcortical despite the absence of evident EEG discharges. Several diseases can cause acute myoclonus such as severe hypoxia, metabolic disturbances, and paraneoplastic syndromes. these diagnoses were ruled out in our patient. Post-vaccinal origin was also suggested, but its accountability was not proven. Thus, the two hypothetic etiologies raised were eit...
Source: Herpes - November 29, 2022 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Dina Ben Mohamed Rania Zouari Jihen Ketata Fatma Nabli Samir Blel Samia Ben Sassi Source Type: research

A case of fulminant pneumococcus meningoencephalitis progressing with white matter involvement despite two doses of conjugated pneumococcus vaccine
CONCLUSION: Such diffuse white matter lesions among pediatric patients with Streptococcus pneumonia meningoencephalitis despite two doses of PCV have not been reported previously.PMID:33372445 | DOI:10.24953/turkjped.2020.06.018
Source: The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics - December 29, 2020 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Ebru Azapa ğası Tan ıl Kendirli G ökçen Öz Tuncer Serhan Özcan Halil Özdemir Suat Fit öz Erdal İnce Source Type: research