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COVID-19 encephalitis with SARS-CoV-2 detected in cerebrospinal fluid presenting as a stroke mimic
We report the case of a 35-year-old male with COVID-19 encephalitis presenting as a stroke mimic with sudden-onset expressive and receptive dysphasia, mild confusion and right arm incoordination. The patient received thrombolysis for a suspected ischaemic stroke, but later became febrile and SARS-CoV-2 was detected in cerebrospinal fluid. Electroencephalography demonstrated excess in slow waves, but neuroimaging was reported as normal. Respiratory symptoms were absent throughout and nasopharyngeal swab was negative for SARS-CoV-2.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 30, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Diarmuid Glavin, Denise Kelly, Greta Karen Wood, Beth MS McCausland, Mark Alexander Ellul, Aravinthan Varatharaj, Ian Galea, Rhys Huw Thomas, Benedict Daniel Michael, Brian Gallen, CoroNerve Study Management Group Tags: Case Report Source Type: research

Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019: Two Cases and a Review of the Literature
Central nervous system (CNS) manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection include encephalopathy, encephalitis, meningitis, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, and stroke [1], both as a result of direct viral invasion of the central nervous system [2 –5] and as a consequence of critical illness and systemic infection [6]. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may also cause significant changes in endothelial morphology, including disruption of intercellular junctions, cell swelling, and a loss of contact with the basal membrane [7].
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 29, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Pria Anand, K. H.Vincent Lau, David Y Chung, Deepti Virmani, Anna M. Cervantes-Arslanian, Asim Mian, Courtney E. Takahashi Source Type: research