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The 2019 novel cornoavirus pneumonia with onset of oculomotor nerve palsy: a case study

Authors: Heng Wei, Hongxiang Yin, Min Huang, Zhenli Guo

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 5/2020

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On December 31, 2019, several cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology have been reported in Wuhan, Hubei province, China [1‐3]. On January 7, 2020, Chinese health authorities confirmed that these cases were associated with a novel coronavirus, which was subsequently named 2019nCoV by WHO [4]. Previous study [5] reported that virus infection can cause several neurological complications, including polyneuritis, Guillain–Barre syndrome (GBS), meningitis, encephalomyelitis, and encephalopathy. We describe a rare case of 2019-CoV infection and acute unilateral isolated oculomotor nerve palsy. In this case, the diagnosis was made based on the chest computed CT manifestations and throat swab sample test. …

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Title: The 2019 novel cornoavirus pneumonia with onset of oculomotor nerve palsy: a case study
Authors: Heng Wei
Hongxiang Yin
Min Huang
Zhenli Guo
Publication date: 01-05-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Coronavirus
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
Oculomotor Nerve Palsy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Pneumonia
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09773-9

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