J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad
February 2024
Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders can be challenging to diagnose and manage. There is considerable potential long-term morbidity but this can be avoided by appropriate treatment. Here we present one such case that is interesting as well as instructive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe describe a case of encephalitis following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in a six-and-a-half-year-old girl who presented with acute onset confusion and jerky movements of the limbs. The patient was unvaccinated for COVID-19. Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging revealed a bilateral "claustrum sign" on T2 and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) images and electroencephalogram reported moderate diffuse encephalopathy.
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