Unraveling the neurological mysteries of COVID-19: A fatal case of pediatric stroke
Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: A 15-year-old girl presents to a local hospital with headache, fever, generalized tonic clonic seizures, blurred vision and loss of consciousness. A brain MRI showing atrophy, ischemic changes and leukomalacia was followed with a positive COVID-19 test that warranted an admission to an isolation center. A presumptive diagnosis of meningeal encephalitis was made and treatment with ceftriaxone and vancomycin was initiated with serial measurements showed low vitals, electrolytes and Glasgow Coma Score daily until her death.
Language: English
Subfield: Neurology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4402115046