Severe and long-lasting neuropsychiatric symptoms after mild respiratory symptoms caused by COVID-19: A case report.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is known to cause not only respiratory but also neuropsychiatric symptoms, which are assumed to be derived from a cytokine storm and its effects on the central nervous systems. Patients with COVID-19 who develop severe respiratory symptoms are known to show severe neuropsychiatric symptoms such as cerebrovascular disease and encephalopathy. However, the detailed clinical courses of patients with neuropsychiatric symptoms caused by mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 remain poorly understood.