A 30 year-old man with a high fever (37.5°C-40°C), vomiting, slurred speech, and mild cognitive impairment was admitted to our Emergency Department. He had traveled from Spain to the UK on business at the end of February 2020. A nasopharyngeal swab was positive by RT-PCR for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), but a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample was negative. His neurological abnormalities recovered completely on saline infusion to normalize his low serum sodium level. Although neurological abnormalities in patients with COVID-19 are rare, it is important to distinguish the etiologies including encephalitis, meningitis, or merely electrolyte abnormalities.
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【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, PCR, neurological manifestation, 【초록키워드】 coronavirus, RT-PCR, Encephalitis, Nasopharyngeal swab, Fever, Spain, Cognitive impairment, Meningitis, Mild, cerebrospinal fluid, etiology, CSF, Emergency, acute respiratory syndrome, Abnormalities, serum sodium, vomiting, Department, positive, recovered completely, neurological abnormality, patients with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 consciousness, report, Impaired,
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, PCR, neurological manifestation, 【초록키워드】 coronavirus, RT-PCR, Encephalitis, Nasopharyngeal swab, Fever, Spain, Cognitive impairment, Meningitis, Mild, cerebrospinal fluid, etiology, CSF, Emergency, acute respiratory syndrome, Abnormalities, serum sodium, vomiting, Department, positive, recovered completely, neurological abnormality, patients with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 consciousness, report, Impaired,