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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Associated With Febrile Status Epilepticus in a Child
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Associated With Febrile Status Epilepticus in a Child

Madhuradhar Chegondi, Harsh Kothari, Swathi Chacham and Aditya Badheka
Curēus (Palo Alto, CA), Vol.12(8)
08/18/2020
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.9840
PMCID: PMC7497292
PMID: 32953347
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https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.9840View
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Abstract

Infection associated with the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The emerging literature suggests that SARS-CoV-2 infection affects children of all age groups. COVID-19 as a cause of febrile seizures and status epilepticus is not yet reported in children. We report the case of a two-year-old child who presented to our pediatric intensive care unit with febrile status epilepticus and was diagnosed to have COVID-19 infection. The child recovered fully and was discharged home after three days.
Neurology Pediatrics child covid-19 febrile status epilepticus Infectious Disease sars-cov-2

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