A Unique Case of COVID-19 Presenting as Focal Seizures With Impaired Awareness

Rupam Sharma MD; Samantha Ratnayake MD; Hobart Lai DO; Shikha Mishra MD; Arash Heidari MD

doi:10.1177/23247096231208771

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports (Nov 2023)

A Unique Case of COVID-19 Presenting as Focal Seizures With Impaired Awareness

Rupam Sharma MD,
Samantha Ratnayake MD,
Hobart Lai DO,
Shikha Mishra MD,
Arash Heidari MD

Affiliations

Rupam Sharma MD: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Samantha Ratnayake MD: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Hobart Lai DO: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Shikha Mishra MD: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Arash Heidari MD: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096231208771
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11

Abstract

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has very rapidly become a global pandemic with millions of confirmed cases worldwide. In early 2021, viral encephalitis was the first neurological complication associated with COVID-19 and since then rise in cases has been reported with this association. A review highlighting 3 potential mechanisms linking a correlation between seizures and COVID-19 was previously reported. Herein described is a unique case of SARS-CoV2 infection that presented with focal seizure with impaired awareness.

Published in Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports

ISSN: 2324-7096 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General); Medicine: Pathology
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