Ana Izquierdo Zarazaga, Eduardo Delgado Parada, Maite Santamaría Núñez, Alberto López Cruz, María Pardo Corral, Álvaro Ximénez-Carrillo Rico
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Hipótesis neuroinvasiva en un caso de delirium atípico en paciente con neumonía por COVID-19
Objective
Delirium is the most frequent neuropsychiatric complication in patients with a severe condition caused by COVID-19. We present an atypical case from a clinical and phenomenological point of view, and we reflect on the involved etiological mechanisms.
Clinical case
55-year-old male, active physician, first admitted into the conventional hospitalization unit and is clinically stable after being admitted into the Intensive Care Unit for pneumonia caused by severe COVID-19. He presents an atypical delirium with very significant memory and language disorders, which are measured psychometrically, while maintaining a good attention and alertness level. The rest of the complementary tests carried out are normal or not very conclusive.
Results
The evolution during his admission is good and the recovery complete after one month of being discharged from the hospital.
Conclusions
The atypical presentation and clinical evolution of this framework of delirium allow us to raise the question of the direct neuroinvasive role of COVID-19 in this case.
期刊介绍:
Es la Publicación Oficial de la Sociedad Española de Psiquiatría Biológica. Los recientes avances en el conocimiento de la bioquímica y de la fisiología cerebrales y el progreso en general en el campo de las neurociencias han abierto el camino al desarrollo de la psiquiatría biológica, fundada sobre bases anatomofisiológicas, más sólidas y científicas que la psiquiatría tradicional.