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COVID-19 associated with encephalomyeloradiculitis and positive anti-aquaporin-4 antibodies: Cause or coincidence?
Corrêa, Diogo Goulart; de Souza Lima, Fabiana Cavalcanti; da Cruz Bezerra, Daniel; Coutinho, Antônio Carlos; Hygino da Cruz, Luiz Celso.
  • Corrêa DG; Department of Radiology, Clínica de Diagnóstico por Imagem (CDPI)/DASA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitário Antônio Pedro, Federal Fluminense University, Niterói, Brazil.
  • de Souza Lima FC; Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitário Pedro Ernesto, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • da Cruz Bezerra D; Department of Neurology, Hospital Samaritano, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Department of Neurology, Hospital Pró-Cardíaco, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  • Coutinho AC; Department of Radiology, Clínica de Diagnóstico por Imagem (CDPI)/DASA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil/Department of Radiology, Fátima Digittal, Casa de Saúde Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Nova Iguaçu, Brazil.
  • Hygino da Cruz LC; Department of Radiology, Clínica de Diagnóstico por Imagem (CDPI)/DASA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Mult Scler ; 27(6): 973-976, 2021 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1223688
ABSTRACT
Neurologic complications are being recognized as important outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Pathogenesis is varied and incompletely understood, and may include neuroinvasion, indirect post-infectious neuroinflammation, and cerebrovascular pathologies. We present a case of COVID-19-related encephalomyeloradiculitis with clinical and magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders that was associated with anti-aquaporin-4 antibodies. Our case suggests post-infectious autoimmunity as a mechanism in at least a subset of patients with COVID-19-related neurologic disease.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Radiculopathy / Autoantibodies / Autoimmune Diseases / Encephalomyelitis / Aquaporin 4 / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Mult Scler Journal subject: Neurology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 1352458520949988

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Radiculopathy / Autoantibodies / Autoimmune Diseases / Encephalomyelitis / Aquaporin 4 / COVID-19 Type of study: Case report / Prognostic study Topics: Long Covid Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Language: English Journal: Mult Scler Journal subject: Neurology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 1352458520949988