Severe encephalopathy associated with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.1 variant infection in a neonate

• Published in: Brain & development (Tokyo. 1979) Vol. 44; no. 10; pp. 743 - 747
• Main Authors: Tetsuhara, Kenichi, Akamine, Satoshi, Matsubara, Yoshie, Fujii, Shunsuke, Kashimada, Wataru, Marutani, Kentaro, Torio, Michiko, Morooka, Yuya, Hanaoka, Nozomu, Fujimoto, Tsuguto, Nakamura-Miwa, Haruna, Arai, Satoru, Tanaka-Taya, Keiko, Furuno, Kenji, Mizuno, Yumi, Kira, Ryutaro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.11.2022; Published by Elsevier B.V. on behalf of The Japanese Society of Child Neurology
• Subjects: Case Report; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); Encephalomalacia; Neonate; Omicron variant; Severe encephalopathy; Encephalomalacia; Omicron variant; Severe encephalopathy; Neonate; Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), including the Omicron variant, is less severe in children than in adults. To date, there has been no detailed description of COVID-19-associated severe encephalopathy due to the Omicron variant during the neonatal and early infantile periods. During the outbr...