In:
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Wiley, Vol. 8, No. 12 ( 2021-12), p. 2314-2318
Abstract:
We report a subtype of immune‐mediated encephalitis associated with COVID‐19, which closely mimics acute‐onset sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease. A 64‐year‐old man presented with confusion, aphasia, myoclonus, and a silent interstitial pneumonia. He tested positive for SARS‐CoV‐2. Cognition and myoclonus rapidly deteriorated, EEG evolved to generalized periodic discharges and brain MRI showed multiple cortical DWI hyperintensities. CSF analysis was normal, except for a positive 14‐3‐3 protein. RT‐QuIC analysis was negative. High levels of pro‐inflammatory cytokines were present in the CSF and serum. Treatment with steroids and intravenous immunoglobulins produced EEG and clinical improvement, with a good neurological outcome at a 6‐month follow‐up.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2328-9503
,
2328-9503
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2021
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2740696-9