COVID-19-ASSOCIATED CEREBRAL WHITE MATTER INJURY IN A NEWBORN INFANT WITH AFEBRILE SEIZURE

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms in newborn infants are incompletely described. We present the first case of neuroradiologic abnormality associated with COVID-19 in a newborn infant with afebrile seizure. This case underlines the possible neurologic involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in this age group.

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This case report highlights the potential neurological involvement of SARS-CoV-2 in newborn infants, as demonstrated by a case of neuroradiologic abnormality associated with COVID-19 in a newborn infant presenting with afebrile seizure.