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Encephalitis as a clinical manifestation of COVID-19: A Case Series
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  • Muhammad Hammad Sharif,
  • Madeeha Khaleeque,
  • Muhammad Hassan Jan,
  • Atif Ahmed,
  • Nida Latif,
  • Abdul Qadir,
  • Asad Ali Khan,
  • Dattatreya Mukherjee,
  • Nishan Pokhrel,
  • Vikash Jaiswal,
  • Ruchi Sood,
  • Muhammad Hanif
Muhammad Hammad Sharif
Hayatabad Medical Complex

Corresponding Author:hammadsharif_4221@yahoo.com

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Madeeha Khaleeque
Khyber Teaching Hospital
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Muhammad Hassan Jan
Hayatabad Medical Complex
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Atif Ahmed
Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar
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Nida Latif
Hayatabad Medical Complex
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Abdul Qadir
Naseer Teaching Hospital
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Asad Ali Khan
Hayatabad Medical Complex
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Dattatreya Mukherjee
Jinan University
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Nishan Pokhrel
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine
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Vikash Jaiswal
Larkin Community Hospital Inc
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Ruchi Sood
Caribbean Medical University Curacao Campus
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Muhammad Hanif
Hayatabad Medical Complex
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Abstract

We present a case series of 5 patients who were found to have COVID-19 encephalitis. There is still no disease defining test for diagnosis so the mainstay of diagnosis is the exclusion of all common causes of encephalitis. Brain MRI and CSF analysis perform an ancillary in the diagnostic tools.