New-onset seizures in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Key points:
- Seizures, and even status epilepticus, can be an initial feature of SARS CoV-2 infection, without an encephalopathic picture.
- Seizures can occur in the context of an encephalopathy.
- Levetiracetam was used in most of these cases (probably because it allows intravenous use)
Created by Dr. Alexandra Balatskaya (National Medical and Surgical Center named after N.I. Pirogov, Moscow, Russia) and Ronan McGinty
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