COVID-19 and abducens nerve palsy in a 9-year-old girl-case report.
Journal: Italian Journal Of Pediatrics
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Abstract
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Although many reports have detailed a range of neurological symptoms in SARS-CoV-2-infected patients, studies of neuro-ophthalmological manifestations are still scarce.
Methods: We report a 9-year-old girl with abducens nerve palsy after COVID-19 with no evidence of other neurological disease on neuroimaging. At 2-month follow-up clinical conditions were improved.
Conclusions: The palsy may have occurred due to a possible post-infectious immune-mediated mechanism underlying the neuropathy, as opposed to direct viral infiltration. Despite being rare, this complication must be taken into account.
Authors
Martina Capponi, Bianca Cinicola, Giulia Brindisi, Cristiana Guido, Maria Torcé, Anna Zicari, Alberto Spalice
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