ABSTRACT
Neurological symptoms are increasingly recognized in SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals. However, the neuropathogenesis remains unclear and it is not possible to define a specific damage pattern due to brain virus infection. In the present study, 33 cases of brain autopsies performed during the first (February-April 2020) and the second/third (November 2020-April 2021) pandemic waves are described. In all the cases, SARS-CoV-2 RNA was searched. Pathological findings are described and compared with those presently published.
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COVID-19 , Adult , Autopsy , Brain , COVID-19/epidemiology , Humans , RNA, Viral , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
There is emerging evidence of a broad spectrum of neurological manifestations in COVID-19 patients. We report a case of a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 who presented bilateral lesions of the basal ganglia related to a severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. This observation allows expanding the neurological spectrum of COVID-19 particularly in patients with a more severe clinical course.