First psychotic episode, related to COVID-19 pandemic, in a patient with tuberous sclerosis complex.

Lina BrahmiHanen Ben AmmarSafa MessaoudGhada HamdiEmira KhelifaLeila Mnif

Published in: Clinical case reports (2021)

Clinical symptoms of tuberous sclerosis may occur because of exposure to a stressful event like COVID-19. During pandemics, specific considerations should be deserved to the mental state of people suffering from genetic diseases to prevent mental illness caused by a coronavirus.

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mental illness
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coronavirus disease
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