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VOLUME 26 , ISSUE 5 ( May, 2022 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Encephaloradiculoneuropathy: A Rare Manifestation of COVID-19 Infection

Rahul T Chakor, Prachi P Barvalia, Swaleha Nadaf, Varun Manjunath

Keywords : Acute encephalitis, COVID-19 infection, Critical illness polyneuromyopathy, Guillain-Barré syndrome

Citation Information : Chakor RT, Barvalia PP, Nadaf S, Manjunath V. Encephaloradiculoneuropathy: A Rare Manifestation of COVID-19 Infection. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022; 26 (5):646-648.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24222

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 20-05-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2022; The Author(s).


Abstract

Neurological complications are being recognized as important outcomes of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We report a rare case of both the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) involvement, encephalitis with polyradiculoneuropathy in a single patient of COVID infection.


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