2022
DOI: 10.1590/s1678-9946202264014
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COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis in a Brazilian patient: case report and literature review

Abstract: The global pandemic of COVID-19 is caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which often causes flu-like symptoms and can progress to severe respiratory illness. Thus, as the disease spreads, COVID-19 cases have multiplied across the world, and manifestations involving multiple systems have been described. We report a case of COVID-19-associated meningoencephalitis in a Brazilian male patient who presented with seizures and altered mental status. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case … Show more

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“…Коронавирусная инфекция может быть также ассоциирована с менингитом/энцефалитом, клинические характеристики которых требуют дальнейшего изучения [16]. К наиболее распространенным неврологическим проявлениям относились нарушение уровня сознания, ориентации во времени и пространстве.…”
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“…Коронавирусная инфекция может быть также ассоциирована с менингитом/энцефалитом, клинические характеристики которых требуют дальнейшего изучения [16]. К наиболее распространенным неврологическим проявлениям относились нарушение уровня сознания, ориентации во времени и пространстве.…”
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“…The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic and it continues to have a major impact on health care and social systems worldwide. In Brazil, despite the vaccination efforts, severe cases are registered in each new wave 2 . The emergence of more contagious variants, such as delta (B.1.617) and omicron (B.1.1.529), played a big part in the spread of the virus, which made it harder to beat the pandemic 1 , 3 .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%