Acute COVID-19 Presenting as Neurological Disease in a Pediatric Patient.
- Resource Type
- Case Study
- Authors
- Crowder, Felistia, ; Ebbert, Michael; Neeley, Brandon; Mains, Nicholas; McGuire, Sara
- Source
- Clinical Pediatrics; May2023, Vol. 62 Issue 4, p372-375, 4p
- Subject
- Physical diagnosis
Methylprednisolone
COVID-19
Neurological disorders
Postvaccinal encephalitis
Magnetic resonance imaging
Intravenous immunoglobulins
Treatment effectiveness
Blood testing
Polymerase chain reaction
- Language
- ISSN
- 00099228
A case study of 14-year-old healthy male is presented with a 5-day history of lower extremity myalgias and new onset paresthesias, weakness, and blurry vision. Topics include examines the patient's symptoms began 5 days earlier with calf pain that progressed to involve his thighs and hips; and the patient also started to complain of eye pain as well as blurry vision.