Acute Cerebellitis Following COVID-19: Alarming Clinical Presentation Challenged by Normal Paraclinical Findings

Overview

Journal Infect Dis Ther

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2024 Sep 24

PMID 39316326

Authors

Samantha Poloni

Abdoulaye Hamani

Valentine Kassis

Pauline Escoffier

Beate Hagenkotter

Vincent Gendrin

Souheil Zayet

Timothee Klopfenstein

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Abstract

We report the case of an acute cerebellitis following COVID-19 in 32-year-old man who presented with a life-threatening critical cerebellar syndrome contrasting with normal paraclinical findings. Despite this fulminant critical presentation, the patient fully recovered in 37 days after early treatment with high-dose steroids and intravenous immunoglobulins. This case highlights the need for clinicians to be aware of acute cerebellitis following COVID-19, despite normal laboratory, imaging and electroencephalography findings and the importance to start appropriate treatment as soon as possible.

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