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Araújo VO, Marcelino PFS, Rabelo SR, Junior FASDL, Teixeira VGG, Eisele RR, Eisele AR, de Carvalho JPSF, Filho LBDA, de Medeiros SDP, Oliveira LF, Claudino dos Santos JC, Júnior EM. Tumefactive demyelination after covid-19 successfully treated with betainterferon 1A. Radiol Case Rep 2022; 17:4123-4127. [PMID: 36068807 PMCID: PMC9438400 DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.06.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
Abstract
The Marburg variant of MS is a rare variant that leads to a severe clinical course, with a high rate of mortality or severe residual deficits and unclear pathophysiology. A 20-year-old female patient, presented at the hospital emergency with left inferior limb paresis and visual blurring. The neurologic exam showed complete and proportionate left hemiparesis with pyramidal signs and clonus, loss of proprioception and vibration in lower limbs, tactile, and painful hypoesthesia on the left side. This report describes a rare case of Marburg variant associated with COVID-19 infection.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Christus University Center, Unichristus, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
- Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Corresponding author.
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