Hemisferic encephalic involviment associated with sars- cov-2

Abstract

Context: The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2) emerged in Wuhan, China and rapidly spread worldwide. Although the predominant clinical presentation is with respiratory disease, neurological manifestations are being recognised increasingly. Case report: In this report, we demonstrate a case of hemispheric brain in volvement as a neurological manifestation of Sars-cov-2 in a 74-year-old patient admitted to Hospital Santa Izabel (HSI) between May and July 2020. Conclusion: In COVID-19, although the predominant clinical presentation is with respiratory disease, neurological complications have been reported. Severe neurological complications are either because of direct viral invasion, immunological reaction, or hypoxic metabolic changes. The patients with encephalitis are usually severely or critically ill.