COVID-19-associated acute necrotising encephalopathy successfully treated with steroids and polyvalent immunoglobulin with unusual IgG targeting the cerebral fibre network

J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020 Sep;91(9):1004-1006. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-323678. Epub 2020 Jul 10.
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Keywords: autoimmune encephalitis; intensive care; neuropathology, virology; steroids.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications*
  • Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Coronavirus Infections / therapy
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / therapeutic use*
  • Immunologic Factors / therapeutic use*
  • Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / diagnosis
  • Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / therapy*
  • Leukoencephalitis, Acute Hemorrhagic / virology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Viral / therapy
  • SARS-CoV-2

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunologic Factors