Pseudotumor Cerebri Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Infection in a Boy

Abstract In this case report, we present the case of a 7-year-old male patient who started with diplopia and paralysis of the sixth unilateral cranial nerve after a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The cranial resonance was normal and the cerebrospinal pressure...

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Published inJournal of pediatric neurology Vol. 19; no. 3; pp. 207 - 209
Main Authors Soto Insuga, Victor, Cantarín-Extremera, Verónica, Solís-Muñoz, Inés, Buendía-Martínez, Silvia, Atencia-Ballesteros, María, Bernardino, Beatriz, Ruiz Falcó, María Luz
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany Georg Thieme Verlag KG 01.06.2021
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pseudotumor cerebri
idiopathic intracranial hypertension
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:Abstract In this case report, we present the case of a 7-year-old male patient who started with diplopia and paralysis of the sixth unilateral cranial nerve after a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. The cranial resonance was normal and the cerebrospinal pressure was 32 cm H 2 O detected by lumbar puncture. The treatment with corticosteroids and acetazolamide was effective. This is the first case of idiopathic intracranial hypertension associated to SARS-CoV-2 probably due to immune-mediated process.
ISSN:1304-2580
1305-0613
DOI:10.1055/s-0040-1715857