Hypoxic convulsions induced by adult respiratory distress syndrome in Covid-19 patient

Abstract

Covid 19 is one of the major infections that primarily attacks the respiratory tract. The most common symptoms at onset of COVID-19 illness are temperature, cough, dyspnea, hemoptysis and diarrhea. In severe cases, patients may develop severe pneumonia - often billateral, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and multi-organ failure including perimyocarditis. Hypoxic convulsions is a rare finding, however it is associated with very dangerous disease and poor prognosis. This current report presents severe Covid-19 patient with ARDS and severe hypoxia accompanied with hypoxic seizures after exclusion of meningoencephalitis and other possible etiologies for epileptic attack.