AlAzhar University.
the Internal Medicine Department, Tanta University Hospitals, Tanta, Egypt.
Neurologist. 2021 Nov 4;26(6):268-270. doi: 10.1097/NRL.0000000000000347.
Neurological problems may be part of severe and early course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). COVID-19 associated encephalitis as an evident etiology of altered consciousness has been rarely reported in the literature.
A case of 66-year-old female presented with classic COVID-19 symptoms and associated diabetic ketoacidosis. Although diabetic ketoacidosis was managed, the patient had persistent impaired level of consciousness with recurrent attacks of left focal fits because of COVID-19-associated encephalitis. However, the patient has markedly improved after recovering from COVID-19.
Neurologists should be involved in the evaluation and management of COVID-19 patients who present with associated neurological problems.
神经系统问题可能是 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）严重和早期病程的一部分。COVID-19 相关脑炎作为意识改变的明显病因在文献中很少报道。
一名 66 岁女性，表现为典型的 COVID-19 症状和相关的糖尿病酮症酸中毒。尽管糖尿病酮症酸中毒得到了控制，但由于 COVID-19 相关脑炎，患者持续存在意识水平受损，并反复发作左侧局灶性发作。然而，患者在 COVID-19 康复后明显好转。
神经科医生应参与评估和管理出现相关神经系统问题的 COVID-19 患者。
