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01-10-2020 | Coronavirus | Letter to the Editors

COVID-19-associated acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)

Authors: Timothy Parsons, Sarah Banks, Chay Bae, Joel Gelber, Hussein Alahmadi, Matthew Tichauer

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Issue 10/2020

Abstract

A 51-year-old woman with COVID-19 infection developed coma and an impaired oculocephalic response to one side. MRI of the brain demonstrated acute multifocal demyelinating lesions, and CSF testing did not identify a direct cerebral infection. High-dose steroids followed by a course of IVIG was administered, and the patient regained consciousness over the course of several weeks. As more patients reach the weeks after initial infection with COVID-19, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis should be considered a potentially treatable cause of profound encephalopathy or multifocal neurological deficits.

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Title: COVID-19-associated acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM)
Authors: Timothy Parsons
Sarah Banks
Chay Bae
Joel Gelber
Hussein Alahmadi
Matthew Tichauer
Publication date: 01-10-2020
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Coronavirus
Demyelinating Disease
COVID-19
Encephalopathy
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 10/2020
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-09951-9

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