The Long and Short of COVID-19

Abstract

COVID-19 illness is self-limiting illness in majority of patients, but some patients continue to have or develop new medical issues four weeks after suffering from the infection (proven or presumed), and have been labelled as Long Covid, which depicts the consequences of COVID-19.The duration of Long Covid beyond 4 weeks is unknown. We are reporting a case of a young female who presented with encephalopathy which was due to asymptomatic COVID-19 infection suffered in the past. Could this be a Long Covid syndrome? How was the diagnosis of Covid encephalopathy suspected and investigated, with its treatment and review of relevant literature is described