Lethargy and quadraparesis as initial manifestations of covid-19 child: Case report.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

and importance: SARS-CoV-2 infection classically presents with fever and respiratory illness. However, neurological manifestations are also being reported in the literature. Transverse myelitis is caused by inflammation of spinal cord. There are various possible etiologies for this neurologic condition that include viral or bacterial infections.

Case presentation

We present a case of 2 -year-old female complained of weakness of all four limbs and lethargy.She was febrile(39), respiratory rate 30/min and oxygensaturation of 89% on room air. Neurological examination revealed intact cranial nerves, GCS of 14/15 and upper and lower limbs weakness with medical research council(MRC) score of 2/5 Sensory examination showed decreased sensation of all modalities in lower

SUBMITTER: Hammed A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9671604 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature