Open AccessNeuropsychiatric manifestations in a patient with prolonged COVID-19 encephalopathy: case report and literature review
Author(s) -
Jessica O'Leary,
Joseph McAndrew,
Arif Shukralla,
Kieran C. Murphy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
irish journal of psychological medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0790-9667
pISSN - 2051-6967
DOI - 10.1017/ipm.2021.67
Subject(s) - covid-19 , encephalopathy , complication , medicine , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , psychiatry , pathology , surgery , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
While the respiratory complications of COVID-19 infection are now well known, psychiatric manifestations are an emerging issue. We report a case of prolonged encephalopathy secondary to COVID-19 which was associated with prominent neuropsychiatric features. The patient went on to develop sub-clinical seizures, a rare but recognised complication of SARS-CoV-2.