Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) associated with COVID-19
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Lawrence Langley; Claudia Zeicu; Louise Whitton; Mathilde Pauls
- Source
- BMJ Case Reports
- Subject
- Male
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Neurology
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Neuroimaging
Case Report
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
adult intensive care
infectious diseases
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Cerebrospinal fluid
Intensive care
Medicine
Humans
intensive care
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
SARS-CoV-2
neurology
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated
COVID-19
Magnetic resonance imaging
General Medicine
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Respiratory failure
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
- Language
- ISSN
- 1757-790X
A 53-year-old man admitted to the critical care secondary to respiratory failure due to COVID-19 developed agitation and global hypotonia. Brain MRI revealed bilateral hyperintense lesions throughout the brain and cerebrospinal fluid identified oligoclonal bands. Intravenous high-dose glucocorticoids were administered followed by an oral tapering dose and the patient clinically improved. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis should be considered in patients with COVID-19 who present with altered mentation and polyfocal neurological deficits.