Opsoclonus myoclonus ataxia syndrome in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2

J Neurovirol. 2021 Jun;27(3):501-503. doi: 10.1007/s13365-021-00974-0. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

Abstract

A patient presented with an opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome after a 2-week period of fever. In her work as an assistant nurse, she had been exposed to patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2. Laboratory investigations showed that the patient had positive IgG antibodies against this pathogen, and a chest CT showed changes compatible with this infection. Other known causes for this syndrome were excluded. Our case shows that the opsoclonus-myoclonus-ataxia syndrome can occur as a post-/para-infectious manifestation in patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2.

Keywords: Gait disorders/ataxia; Myoclonus; Opsoclonus; Post-infectious; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19 / complications*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome / virology*
  • SARS-CoV-2