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Discussion

Europe and the USA are currently facing the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. This is primarily a respiratory disease marked by cough, fever, and shortness of breath [3]. However, it has been suggested that it might have neurologic complications in some instances. A report from a Chinese hospital pointed out that frequent neurological symptoms are altered consciousness, skeletal muscle damage, and cerebrovascular diseases [2]. We are reporting a case of a patient suffering from a first seizure as a possible presenting symptom of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The initial presentation of the novel Coronavirus can be non-specific [3]: retrospectively, the patient’s initial exams (lymphocytopenia and chest X-ray disventilatory band) were consistent with manifestations of SARS-CoV-2 infection [3]. Considering the temporal association between seizure onset and novel Coronavirus infection, we hypothesize that this …