A Case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Presenting with Seizures Secondary to Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Suhail Hussain, Surjith Vattoth, Khawaja Hassan Haroon, Ahmad Muhammad
Abstract
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. COVID-19-associated thrombotic events are recognized. A wide variety of neurological presentations have been recently documented. We report the first case of COVID-19 presenting with generalized seizure secondary to cerebral venous sinus thrombosis.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCerebral venous sinus thrombosisVenous thrombosisCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)CoronavirusThrombosisDiseaseIntracranial ThrombosisSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Intensive care medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineCerebral Venous Sinus ThrombosisRetinal and Optic ConditionsLong-Term Effects of COVID-19