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COVID-19 might be asymptomatic or might present with various signs and symptoms, such as a non-productive cough, fever, myalgia, fatigue, malaise, and gastrointestinal disturbances. Neurological and psychiatric disorders in patients with a COVID-19 infection have been reported, such as cerebral ischaemic stroke, intracerebral haemorrhages, encephalopathy, and cerebral vasculitis. 1 The peripheral nervous system might be also affected. Ageusia, anosmia, myalgia, paraesthesia, and Guillain-Barré syndrome are the most reported disorders affecting the peripheral nervous system in patients with COVID-19. 2, 3 Post-infectious, autoimmune, and neuro-inflammatory events are the main mechanisms of paediatric acuteonset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS). 4 PANS presents with a sudden onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or a severely restricted food intake, and concurrent neuropsychiatric …