Rapid development of seizures and PRES in a COVID-19 patient
oleh: Fabiane Santos de Lima, Sara Klein, Faten El Ammar, Shasha Wu, Sandra Rose, James X. Tao, Naoum P. Issa
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2021-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Neurological dysfunction has been noted in up to 36% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and a variety of mechanisms of neurological injury are possible. Here we report the rapid development of PRES and acute seizures in a patient with COVID-19 infection and sickle cell disease. The combination of COVID and sickle cell disease may raise the risk of PRES and could contribute to the higher mortality rate of COVID in patients with sickle cell disease.