Facial Diplegia as a Rare Late Neurologic Manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Authors

Casey Judge DO, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Negar Moheb MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Ramiro Castro-Apolo MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Joy L. Dupont, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Michele Gessner RN, CPN, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow
Hussam A. Yacoub MD, Lehigh Valley Health NetworkFollow

Publication/Presentation Date

12-1-2020

Abstract

Multiple recent publications have reported numerous neurologic complications of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Among these is Guillain-Barre syndrome and its variants, including facial diplegia. In this case we present a patient with facial diplegia following a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. The patient initially presented with respiratory symptoms and subsequently developed bilateral facial weakness approximately 3 weeks later prompting an emergency department (ED) visit. Extensive laboratory and imaging workup was negative for other etiologies. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis was notable only for mild elevation in white blood cells and protein. Patients with acute neurologic symptoms should be evaluated carefully regarding recent infections or possible exposures to help identify and minimize late complications of this novel virus.

Volume

10

Issue

6

First Page

235

Last Page

236

ISSN

1923-2845

Published In/Presented At

Judge, C., Moheb, N., Castro Apolo, R., Dupont, J. L., Gessner, M. L., & Yacoub, H. A. (2020). Facial Diplegia as a Rare Late Neurologic Manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Journal of neurology research, 10(6), 235–236. https://doi.org/10.14740/jnr606

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

33984099

Department(s)

Department of Medicine

Document Type

Article