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Sharon S. SukhdeoAug 2, 2022; 194:E1031-E1035PRACTICE

The global severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic contributed to the development of a large variety of vaccines, of which postvaccinal hyperacute encephalopathy is a very rare complication. Despite its rarity, if

CONCLUSION: Given the similarities in their proposed pathophysiology, patients with SCD and concomitant SARS-CoV-2 infection may be predisposed to developing HHS.

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CONCLUSION: Early diagnosis is important for the management of Guillain-Barré syndrome associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Moreover, in order to prevent life-threatening long-term persistent electrolyte disturbances in non-seriously ill patients

A 50-year-old man who had undergone a living-donor kidney transplant 12 years prior for chronic renal failure due to autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease contracted coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). He had a positive antigen test, mild

Warfarin therapy provides extensive antithrombotic benefits and, thus, is widely used in the general population. However, as with most medications, there are also risks associated with warfarin use. Specifically, because of the narrow therapeutic

A 55-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of gait disturbance and urinary retention that acutely emerged 1 week after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. Acute inflammatory myelopathy was clinically suspected

A 37-year-old woman was hospitalized with fever and consciousness disturbance. She showed systemic inflammation with stress cardiomyopathy. Brain computed tomography showed diffuse brain edema. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) findings revealed markedly

We report a case of mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) in a 31-year-old man. He had been diagnosed with mild COVID-19 3 days earlier and presented to the emergency department with altered mental status. Brain