Fragoso DC, Marx C, Dutra BG, da Silva CJ, da Silva PM, Martins Maia Junior AC, Tobara MC, Silva CA, Dias L, Polycarpo AC, Richtmann R. Covid-19 As A Cause Of Acute Neonatal Encephalitis And Cerebral Cytotoxic Edema. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Apr 7. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003145. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33902082.

The majority of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been confirmed in adults, with only a few reported cases in children. In the pediatric population, COVID-19 infection appears to be often unremarkable or associated with mild respiratory symptoms. Little is known about neurologic complications related to COVID-19 in newborns. We present a case of severe encephalitis with cytotoxic brain edema in a newborn with COVID-19.