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Para-Infectious Acute Transverse Myelitis Following Sars-Cov2 Infection: A Case Report Cover

Para-Infectious Acute Transverse Myelitis Following Sars-Cov2 Infection: A Case Report

Open Access
|Oct 2021

Abstract

Introduction: The new pandemic has highlighted new ways of clinical presentation of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) including a possible link to central nervous system (CNS) manifestation.

Case report: We present a case of acute transverse myelitis following a SARS-CoV 2 infection in a 34-year-old man who presented with bilateral lower-extremity weakness and acute urinary retention. Cervical magnetic resonance imaging showed a T2 hyperintense signal abnormality at C3-C6 and D3-D7 levels consistent with acute myelitis.

Conclusion: SARS-CoV 2 can cause myelitis by immune-mediated mechanisms, therefore it is extremely important for the clinicians to recognise the signs and promptly treat this neurological complication.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amma-2021-0024 | Journal eISSN: 2668-7763 | Journal ISSN: 2668-7755
Language: English
Page range: 170 - 172
Submitted on: Sep 3, 2021
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Accepted on: Sep 10, 2021
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Published on: Oct 5, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 Oana Mosora, Valentin Moroșanu, Adina Stoian, Rodica Bălașa, published by University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science and Technology of Targu Mures
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