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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul 1;40(7):e268-e269.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003143.

COVID-19-Associated Cerebral White Matter Injury in a Newborn Infant With Afebrile Seizure

Harun Yildiz  1 , Erbu Yarci  2 , Sefika Elmas Bozdemir  3 , Nesrin Ozdinc Kizilay  4 , Senay Mengi  4 , Naciye Beskardesler  1 , Gulay Korukluoglu  5 , Andreas Mueller  6 , Soyhan Bagci  6
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COVID-19-Associated Cerebral White Matter Injury in a Newborn Infant With Afebrile Seizure

Harun Yildiz et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms in newborn infants are incompletely described. We present the first case of neuroradiologic abnormality associated with COVID-19 in a newborn infant with afebrile seizure. This case underlines the possible neurologic involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in this age group.

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