Basal ganglia infarction and COVID-19 infection in an elderly patient: A case report

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly worldwide since the first cases were observed in Wuhan, China. Patients with COVID-19 develop multiple neurological symptoms, including headache, disturbed consciousness, and paresthesia, in addition to systemic and respiratory symptoms. We pres...

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Published in:Translational neuroscience 2021-11, Vol.12 (1), p.444-447
Main Author: Kamal, Manar Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Basal ganglia
basal ganglia infarction
Case Report
Case reports
Cerebral infarction
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Diabetes mellitus
Emergency medical care
Emergency medical services
Ganglia
hematological characters
Hypertension
Infarction
Ischemia
neurological manifestation
Older people
Paresthesia
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Signs and symptoms
Thrombosis
Viral diseases
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Summary:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly worldwide since the first cases were observed in Wuhan, China. Patients with COVID-19 develop multiple neurological symptoms, including headache, disturbed consciousness, and paresthesia, in addition to systemic and respiratory symptoms. We presented a 57-year-old woman admitted to the emergency department - in December 2020 - with complaints of slurred speech, confusion, and left upper limb weakness after one week of positive nasopharyngeal swab sample SARS-CoV-2. While the patient had previous comorbidities like hypertension and diabetes, she had no prior history of ischemic stroke or thrombosis, so we conclude that unilateral acute basal ganglia infarction may be a unique neurological manifestation after COVID-19 infection in an elderly patient with previous comorbidities.
ISSN:2081-3856
2081-6936
2081-6936
DOI:10.1515/tnsci-2020-0194