Neurologic manifestations in an infant with COVID-19

Currently, there are over 1.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) globally with over 590,000 cases in the United States.(1)The number of COVID-19-positive children in the United States is unknown. A report summarizing 72,314 COVID-19 cases from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention noted 416 COVID-19-positive children younger than 10.(2)An observational study at Wuhan Children's Hospital noted 31 COVID-19-positive children younger than 1 year with the youngest confirmed case in a 1-day-old.(3)Cases were largely characterized by upper respiratory tract infection or pneumonia, fever, cough, and pharyngeal erythema.(3)Concomitant neurologic problems have been reported among COVID-19-positive adult patients.(4)