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He was diagnosed with COVID-19, had fever of up to 38 \u00b0C 7 days before admission, dry cough, and became disoriented and psychotic after 5 days. The chest X-ray and computed tomography (CT) of the head were normal. Following a lumbar puncture, the patient was diagnosed with encephalitis based on clinical and laboratory findings (pleocytosis and hyperproteinorachia in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)). CSF was checked with the polymerase chain reaction meningitis-encephalitis panel which excludes the more common viral or bacterial causes of encephalitis. Anti-edematous, anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, gastroprotective, and other symptomatic medications were administered. Ataxic gait was the only focal neurological abnormality identified during neurological assessment. The chest CT did not reveal COVID-19 pneumonia and brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed only cortical reductive brain alterations. The COVID-19 swab test after 10 days was negative. 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