Unraveling the neurological mysteries of COVID-19: A fatal case of pediatric stroke

A 15-year-old girl presents to a local hospital with headache, fever, generalized tonic clonic seizures, blurred vision and loss of consciousness. A brain MRI showing atrophy, ischemic changes and leukomalacia was followed with a positive COVID-19 test that warranted an admission to an isolation center. A presumptive diagnosis of meningeal encephalitis was made and treatment with ceftriaxone and vancomycin was initiated with serial measurements showed low vitals, electrolytes and Glasgow Coma Score daily until her death.