Background Current studies show that patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have neurological symptoms manifesting as acute cerebrovascular diseases, impaired consciousness, and skeletal muscle symptoms. Bizarre behavior is an unusual and unique presenting symptom of COVID-19 infection in our patient. Case presentation We report a case of COVID-19 infection in a middle aged Iranian man without underlying disease who presented with bizarre behavior. Results of brain imaging were normal, but COVID-19 pneumonia was detected on chest computed tomography scan. Given the respiratory problem and positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19, treatment with hydroxychloroquine was administered, and after 2 days all of the symptoms resolved. Conclusions Encephalopathy and encephalitis may be a possible presentation of COVID-19. Clinicians and health care providers should consider the presence of COVID-19 with bizarre behavior during this COVID-19 pandemic.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, Encephalopathy, Bizarre behavior, 【초록키워드】 Treatment, coronavirus disease, Coronavirus disease 2019, COVID-19 pneumonia, Health care, Hydroxychloroquine, Pneumonia, COVID-19 pandemic, Symptom, underlying disease, Symptoms, Brain, Encephalitis, Computed tomography, Chest computed tomography, polymerase chain reaction, Health, PCR, COVID-19 infection, Patient, Encephalopathy, Neurological symptoms, respiratory, Care, Chain Reaction, cerebrovascular diseases, Brain imaging, impaired consciousness, presenting symptom, Skeletal muscle, severe coronavirus disease, positive, chest computed tomography scan, Administered, Neurological symptom, current, polymerase chain, Result, unique, presenting, resolved, 【제목키워드】 Case report, presentation,