Encephalitis Associated with COVID-19 Infection in an 11-Year-Old Child

Affiliations

¹ Divisions of Neurology, Infectious Disease and Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, Maimonides Children's Hospital, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. Electronic address: gmcabee@maimonidesmed.org.
² Divisions of Neurology, Infectious Disease and Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, Maimonides Children's Hospital, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.

Case Reports

Gary N McAbee et al. Pediatr Neurol. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug:109:94.

doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2020.04.013. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

¹ Divisions of Neurology, Infectious Disease and Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, Maimonides Children's Hospital, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York. Electronic address: gmcabee@maimonidesmed.org.
² Divisions of Neurology, Infectious Disease and Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, Maimonides Children's Hospital, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.

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