@article {Vazquez-Guevarae240550, author = {Damaris Vazquez-Guevara and Sandra Badial-Ochoa and Karen M Caceres-Rajo and Ildefonso Rodriguez-Leyva}, title = {Catatonic syndrome as the presentation of encephalitis in association with COVID-19}, volume = {14}, number = {6}, elocation-id = {e240550}, year = {2021}, doi = {10.1136/bcr-2020-240550}, publisher = {BMJ Specialist Journals}, abstract = {COVID-19 has shown different neurological manifestations even sometimes there are the initial or the main presentation.The following case report is about a middle-aged woman who, over 3 days, developed fever, clinical neurological alterations (stupor, muteness, fixed gaze and catatonia), cerebrospinal fluid (16 lymphocytes) and an electroencephalogram (EEG) (4{\textendash}6 Hz generalised activity) with characteristics of encephalitis. A serum IgG, IgM, nasopharyngeal swab PCR for SARS-CoV-2. The patient responded positively to support measures, symptomatic and corticosteroid treatment. At discharge, the patient was independent and improved considerably.We report the presence of catatonia as a possible and atypical manifestation of encephalitis in association with COVID-19.}, URL = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/6/e240550}, eprint = {https://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/6/e240550.full.pdf}, journal = {BMJ Case Reports CP} }