PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Lawrence Langley
AU  - Claudia Zeicu
AU  - Louise Whitton
AU  - Mathilde Pauls
TI  - Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) associated with COVID-19
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2020-239597
DP  - 2020 Dec 01
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - e239597
VI  - 13
IP  - 12
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/12/e239597.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/13/12/e239597.full
SO  - BMJ Case Reports2020 Dec 01; 13
AB  - A 53-year-old man admitted to the critical care secondary to respiratory failure due to COVID-19 developed agitation and global hypotonia. Brain MRI revealed bilateral hyperintense lesions throughout the brain and cerebrospinal fluid identified oligoclonal bands. Intravenous high-dose glucocorticoids were administered followed by an oral tapering dose and the patient clinically improved. Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis should be considered in patients with COVID-19 who present with altered mentation and polyfocal neurological deficits.