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01-11-2020 | Coronavirus | COVID-19

Headache and pleocytosis in CSF associated with COVID-19: case report

Authors: Felipe Araújo Andrade de Oliveira, Danylo César Correia Palmeira, Pedro Augusto Sampaio Rocha-Filho

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 11/2020

Abstract

In December 2019, a new coronavirus infection was identified in China. Although the clinical presentation of COVID-19 is predominantly respiratory, more than 35%% of patients have neurological symptoms. We report an elderly female with asthenia, dry cough, anosmia, ageusia, fever, nausea, and a severe and persistent headache. She had confirmed COVID-19 using the nasal swab RT-PCR technique. Her cranial tomography was normal. The CSF analysis demonstrated a cell count of 21 cells/mm³ (80% lymphocytes and 20% monocytes), 34 mg/dl protein, and 79 mg/dl glucose. She improved after 4 days. Our report draws attention to the meningeal involvement of SARS-Cov-2.

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Title: Headache and pleocytosis in CSF associated with COVID-19: case report
Authors: Felipe Araújo Andrade de Oliveira
Danylo César Correia Palmeira
Pedro Augusto Sampaio Rocha-Filho
Publication date: 01-11-2020
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Coronavirus
Nausea
SARS-CoV-2
Meningitis
COVID-19
Headache
Anosmia
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 11/2020
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04694-x

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