Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Abstract

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinical syndrome associated with certain underlying conditions or medications, with a spectrum of neurologic findings and characteristic neuroimaging. We describe a case of PRES in a 3-year-old girl positive for SARS-CoV-2 with no other underlying risk factors for the development of this syndrome. We review and suggest plausible mechanisms of neurologic involvement in patients positive for SARS-CoV-2.