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Unusual Presentation of COVID-19: Encephalitis and Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone Secretion

¹ University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
² ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
³ ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
⁴ ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
⁵ ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
⁶ ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
⁷ ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
⁸ ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
⁹ ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
¹⁰ ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
¹¹ ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
¹² ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy
¹³ ASST-Settelaghi, Varese, Italy

International Journal of Clinical Medicine·Volume 11 (2020)·Pages 559–564·Published 20 October 2020·DOI10.4236/ijcm.2020.1110048

Abstract

COVID-19 is a new challenge in clinical medicine. Although typical presentations include fever and pneumonia, we describe a case of COVID-19 presenting with neurological symptoms of encephalitis and infectious-related syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone secretion. Because of the epidemic health problems, it is crucial to identify these patients as early as possible to follow the isolation procedures. We suggest that unclear neurological clinical presentations of patients should be considered for COVID-19.

KeywordsCOVID-19SARS-Cov-2EncephalitisSyndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic HormoneIsolation Procedures

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Unusual Presentation of COVID-19: Encephalitis and Syndrome of Inappropriate Anti-Diuretic Hormone Secretion

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