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Case Reports
. 2021 Sep 21;9(9):e04821.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4821. eCollection 2021 Sep.

First psychotic episode, related to COVID-19 pandemic, in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex

Lina Brahmi  1   2 , Hanen Ben Ammar  1   2 , Safa Messaoud  1   2 , Ghada Hamdi  1   2 , Emira Khelifa  1   2 , Leila Mnif  1   2
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Case Reports

First psychotic episode, related to COVID-19 pandemic, in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex

Lina Brahmi et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

Clinical symptoms of tuberous sclerosis may occur because of exposure to a stressful event like COVID-19. During pandemics, specific considerations should be deserved to the mental state of people suffering from genetic diseases to prevent mental illness caused by a coronavirus.

Keywords: COVID‐19; Delusions; Psychotic disorder; Tuberous Sclerosis.

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Conflict of interest statement

All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Previous (A) and current (B) magnetic resonance images of the brain. This figure shows cortical‐subcortical tuberous and subependymal nodules without any overt radiological aspect modification within the time course of the illness
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