Novel coronavirus (COVID-19) directly or indirectly may affect cerebral nervous system.
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We described the first case of cerebral nervous system vasculitis triggered by COVID-19.
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Medical treatment with both immunoglobulins and steroids ameliorated both MRI and clinical symptoms.
Abstract
We describe a patient affected by Covid-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome with a cerebral nervous system vasculitis triggered by SARS-Cov-2, managed at the University hospital, in Novara, Italy in the area most impacted by the pandemic and where 749 Covid-19 positive patients were admitted from March 1st until April 25th, 2020.
