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01-01-2021 | Status Epilepticus | COVID-19

New-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) in post SARS-CoV-2 autoimmune encephalitis: a case report

Authors: Fedele Dono, Claudia Carrarini, Mirella Russo, Maria Vittoria De Angelis, Francesca Anzellotti, Marco Onofrj, Laura Bonanni

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

The 2019 new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel respiratory virus which has increasingly spread all over the world. Although the predominant clinical presentation is represented by respiratory symptoms, neurological manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 is being increasingly recognized. In the present report, we present a case of post SARS-CoV-2 autoimmune encephalitis associated with a new-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE).

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Title: New-onset refractory status epilepticus (NORSE) in post SARS-CoV-2 autoimmune encephalitis: a case report
Authors: Fedele Dono
Claudia Carrarini
Mirella Russo
Maria Vittoria De Angelis
Francesca Anzellotti
Marco Onofrj
Laura Bonanni
Publication date: 01-01-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Keywords: Status Epilepticus
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
Epilepsy
Autoimmune Encephalitis
Encephalitis
Coronavirus
Published in: Neurological Sciences / Issue 1/2021
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04846-z

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