Publications by authors named "Mariana S L Pessoa"

CLIPPERS is a rare subacute inflammatory disorder of the CNS, with a poorly understood pathogenesis and with heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Reports of extra-pontine involvement in this syndrome are rare, and as far as we know there are only two cases reported with simultaneous involvement of the CNS and pulmonary parenchyma. We report the case of a young patient with a subacute condition of cognitive dysfunction, as well as motor, sensory and balance changes.

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Neurological symptoms in COVID-19 patients can also be found in the pediatric population, but they are usually described as mild symptoms. Herein, we described a case series of four pediatric patients with severe and highly heterogeneous central and peripheral nervous system manifestations. The objective was to report neurological manifestations of COVID-19 in children and adolescents.

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