Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Child With Controlled Epilepsy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and a Quick Review

Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Child With Controlled Epilepsy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and a Quick Review

The current unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has been another step toward learning about the unique interaction between viral infections and human nervous system. Very few scientific papers explored neuroinvasive and neurotropic potentials of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in children. We report a child with c...

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Main Authors: Abdulhafeez M Khair, Sumair Husain, Gurcharanjeet Kaur, Stephen Falchek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-12-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547620984126
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spelling doaj-4c1c2ec3b3a741228421c332b34a25432020-12-24T00:33:21ZengSAGE PublishingClinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports1179-54762020-12-011310.1177/1179547620984126Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Child With Controlled Epilepsy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and a Quick ReviewAbdulhafeez M Khair0Sumair Husain1Gurcharanjeet Kaur2Stephen Falchek3Division of Neurology, Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USADivision of Neurology, Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USAThomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USAThomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USAThe current unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has been another step toward learning about the unique interaction between viral infections and human nervous system. Very few scientific papers explored neuroinvasive and neurotropic potentials of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in children. We report a child with convulsive status epilepticus and confirmed COVID-19 infection. Brief review of current available literature was discussed.https://doi.org/10.1177/1179547620984126
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Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Child With Controlled Epilepsy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and a Quick Review
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
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title Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Child With Controlled Epilepsy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and a Quick Review
title_short Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Child With Controlled Epilepsy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and a Quick Review
title_full Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Child With Controlled Epilepsy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and a Quick Review
title_fullStr Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Child With Controlled Epilepsy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and a Quick Review
title_full_unstemmed Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Child With Controlled Epilepsy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and a Quick Review
title_sort convulsive status epilepticus in a child with controlled epilepsy and concurrent covid-19 infection: a case report and a quick review
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports
issn 1179-5476
publishDate 2020-12-01
description The current unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has been another step toward learning about the unique interaction between viral infections and human nervous system. Very few scientific papers explored neuroinvasive and neurotropic potentials of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in children. We report a child with convulsive status epilepticus and confirmed COVID-19 infection. Brief review of current available literature was discussed.
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