Unraveling the neurological mysteries of COVID-19: A fatal case of pediatric stroke
faculty of medicine. Alzaiem Alazhari University, department of community medicine, Khartoum, Sudan.
Case Report
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2024, 19(02), 580–582
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2024.19.2.0570
Publication history:
Received on 18 July 2024; revised on 26 August 2024; accepted on 29 August 2024
Abstract:
A 15-year-old girl presents to a local hospital with headache, fever, generalized tonic clonic seizures, blurred vision and loss of consciousness. A brain MRI showing atrophy, ischemic changes and leukomalacia was followed with a positive COVID-19 test that warranted an admission to an isolation center. A presumptive diagnosis of meningeal encephalitis was made and treatment with ceftriaxone and vancomycin was initiated with serial measurements showed low vitals, electrolytes and Glasgow Coma Score daily until her death.
Keywords:
COVID-19; Encephalitis; Ischemic Changes; Leukomalacia; Refeeding syndrome
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