Acute necrotizing encephalitis caused by respiratory coronavirus-NL63: a case report
10.3760/cma.j.cn113694-20210120-00052
- VernacularTitle:呼吸道冠状病毒-NL63感染致急性坏死性脑炎一例
- Author:
Yuanyuan HAN
1
;
Chunjie SONG
Author Information
1. 宿迁市第一人民医院神经内科223800
- Keywords:
Coronavirus infections;
Leukoencephalitis, acute hemorrhagic;
Encephalitis, viral
- From:
Chinese Journal of Neurology
2021;54(7):693-695
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Coronavirus-NL63 is a common respiratory virus, which often causes severe respiratory symptoms such as fever, cough, expectoration, pneumonia and so on. The damage of central nervous system is rare. A case of acute necrotizing encephalitis caused by respiratory coronavirus-NL63 infection with cognitive impairment as the first symptom is reported, finding of CT/magnetic resonance imaging scanning indicating necrosis combined with a striated encephalomalacia of the corpus callosum and bilateral cerebral hemispheres.
