Post-COVID-19 encephalomyelitis
Jiwon Kim, Nuran Abdullayev, Janina Neuneier, Gereon R. Fink, Helmar C. Lehmann
Abstract
Since the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a growing number of cases of acute transverse myelitis associated with COVID-19 have been reported. Here, we present the case of a patient who developed sensory ataxia after COVID-19 with MR lesions suggestive for longitudinal myelitis and in the splenium of the corpus callosum. The patient was successfully treated with immunoadsorption.
Topics & Concepts
SpleniumCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)AtaxiaTransverse myelitisMedicineCorpus callosumMyelitisOutbreakMultiple sclerosisVirologyPathologyDiseaseMagnetic resonance imagingImmunologySpinal cordRadiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)White matterPsychiatryLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Multiple Sclerosis Research StudiesInfectious Encephalopathies and Encephalitis