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ArticleJournal of medical case reports2026

Coronavirus disease 2019-associated encephalitis and concomitant subdural hematoma: a case report.

Jin Liu, Wenmian Huang, Xuqing Wu, Yu Ma

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Jin Liu *Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Wenmian Huang *Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
Xuqing WuDepartment of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China. wu.xuqing@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
Yu MaDepartment of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Road, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China. ma.yu@zs-hospital.sh.cn.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China 82171350
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Abstract

backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), induced by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), presents a global pandemic with evolving viral variants. In addition to respiratory symptoms, a growing trend of reports indicates that the central nervous system could also be affected in COVID-19 patients. CASE PRESENTATION: Herein, we reported a case of a 61-year-old Chinese male with fever, psychiatric symptoms, and concomitant subdural hemorrhage. Although naso-oropharyngeal swab tests for SARS-CoV-2 ribonucleic acid detections were negative, the metagenomic next-generation sequencing from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples showed the exclusive positive finding of SARS-CoV-2. The patient was diagnosed with probable COVID-19-associated encephalitis, and was recovered after receiving anti-infection medications, high-dose methylprednisolone pulses (1 g/day for 5 days), and subsequent intravenous immunoglobulin (0.4 g/kg body weight for 5 days) therapies.

conclusionOur case underscores the importance that for patients with fever and unexplained neuropsychiatric symptoms, it is recommended to conduct CSF testing to screen for possible pathogen infections, and to perform cranial imaging promptly to detect concomitant lesions.

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COVID-19Encephalitis, ViralHematoma, SubduralHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousMaleMethylprednisoloneMiddle AgedSARS-CoV-2Tomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeImmunoglobulins, IntravenousMethylprednisoloneCase reportCentral nervous systemCOVID-19EncephalitisSubdural hematoma

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