Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Child With Controlled Epilepsy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and a Quick Review

Abdulhafeez M Khair; Sumair Husain; Gurcharanjeet Kaur; Stephen Falchek

doi:10.1177/1179547620984126

Convulsive Status Epilepticus in a Child With Controlled Epilepsy and Concurrent COVID-19 Infection: A Case Report and a Quick Review

Clin Med Insights Case Rep. 2020 Dec 23:13:1179547620984126. doi: 10.1177/1179547620984126. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Abdulhafeez M Khair¹, Sumair Husain¹, Gurcharanjeet Kaur^{1

2}, Stephen Falchek^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neurology, Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.
² Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Abstract

The current unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has been another step toward learning about the unique interaction between viral infections and human nervous system. Very few scientific papers explored neuroinvasive and neurotropic potentials of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in children. We report a child with convulsive status epilepticus and confirmed COVID-19 infection. Brief review of current available literature was discussed.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; status epilepticus.

Publication types

Case Reports