Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis after SARS-CoV-2 infection

Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2020 Jun 1;7(5):e797. doi: 10.1212/NXI.0000000000000797. Print 2020 Sep.

Authors

Giovanni Novi¹, Tommaso Rossi², Enrico Pedemonte², Laura Saitta², Claudia Rolla², Luca Roccatagliata², Matilde Inglese², Daniele Farinini²

Affiliations

¹ From the Department of Neuroscience (G.N., E.P., D.F.), Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, IRCCS; Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (T.R., L.R., M.I.), IRCCS; Department of Neuroradiology (L.S., C.R.), Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, IRCCS, Genova, Italy; Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL) (L.R.), University of Genova; and Department of Neuroscience (M.I.), Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI) and Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genova, Italy. giovanninovi@gmail.com.
² From the Department of Neuroscience (G.N., E.P., D.F.), Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, IRCCS; Ospedale Policlinico San Martino (T.R., L.R., M.I.), IRCCS; Department of Neuroradiology (L.S., C.R.), Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, IRCCS, Genova, Italy; Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL) (L.R.), University of Genova; and Department of Neuroscience (M.I.), Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI) and Center of Excellence for Biomedical Research (CEBR), University of Genova, Italy.

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Ageusia / etiology
Ageusia / physiopathology
Brain / diagnostic imaging
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / complications*
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / diagnostic imaging
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / etiology*
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / physiopathology
Encephalomyelitis, Acute Disseminated / therapy
Evoked Potentials, Visual
Female
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Headache / etiology
Headache / physiopathology
Humans
Hypertension / complications
Hypesthesia / etiology
Hypesthesia / physiopathology
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use
Irritable Mood
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Methylprednisolone / therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance / complications
Olfaction Disorders / etiology
Olfaction Disorders / physiopathology
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
Prednisone / therapeutic use
Pupil Disorders / etiology
Pupil Disorders / physiopathology
Reflex, Abnormal
Spinal Cord / diagnostic imaging
Vision Disorders / etiology
Vision Disorders / physiopathology
Visual Field Tests

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous
Immunologic Factors
Prednisone
Methylprednisolone