# Acute Encephalitis During a SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report

## TL;DR

A 49-year-old woman with severe COVID-19 developed acute encephalitis and showed improvement after corticosteroid treatment.

## Contribution

This case report highlights acute encephalitis as a neurological complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

## Key findings

- A 49-year-old female with afebrile impaired consciousness was diagnosed with acute encephalitis and severe COVID-19.
- Treatment with corticosteroids led to clinical and radiological improvement in the patient.

## Abstract

It was in December 2019 that the coronavirus causing COVID-19 was first detected in Wuhan, China. Although the primary clinical presentation is respiratory disease, an increasing number of reports worldwide have noted various neurological manifestations, such as acute encephalitis.

We present a case of a 49-year-old female admitted with afebrile impaired consciousness, diagnosed with acute encephalitis and a severe infection of COVID-19. Clinical and radiological improvement was observed following treatment with corticosteroids.