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cord-263530-t9ryky6f	Kamal, Yasmine Mohamed	Cerebrospinal fluid confirmed COVID-19-associated encephalitis treated successfully	2020-09-16		.txt	text/plain	2480	158	45	► Abdominal CT was normal ► Brain MRI with contrast, performed after 2 weeks to comply with our hospital's protocol that only allows COVID-19-negative patient to get in contact with the MRI machine, revealed abnormal signal intensity in the temporal lobe cortex bilaterally in a rather symmetrical fashion. Seven hundred and fifty milligrams of intravenous acyclovir sodium, three times per day, was started empirically before the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) results were obtained, addressing the possibility of herpes simplex virus (HSV) I and II encephalitis. The early suspicion of COVID-19 encephalitis and performing the appropriate CSF studies was the key to establishing the correct diagnosis and timely management. ► A red flag of the possibility of COVID-19 encephalitis should be raised whenever patients present with abnormal behaviour, acute psychosis, confusion state or drowsiness.	./cache/cord-263530-t9ryky6f.txt	./txt/cord-263530-t9ryky6f.txt