Long-term neuroimaging follow-up of COVID-19-related leukoencephalopathy.
Neuroradiology
; 63(12): 2153-2156, 2021 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1473991
ABSTRACT
More than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, long-term neurological manifestations of COVID-19 are increasingly being reported. The long-term sequelae of COVID-19-related leukoencephalopathy, however, remain unclear. Here, we present long-term neuroimaging follow-up in two cases of COVID-19-related leukoencephalopathy. The two cases demonstrate the utility of brain MRI for evaluating neurologic symptoms in critically ill patients with COVID-19, for diagnosis of underlying neural injury and prognostication of future recovery. The presence of leukoencephalopathy may result in chronic neurologic manifestations and may represent a poor prognosticator of neurologic recovery. The presence of leukoencephalomalacia on follow-up neuroimaging is potentially an indicator of irreversible white matter damage, which may be associated with more severe chronic deficits.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Leukoencephalopathies
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Neuroradiology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00234-021-02829-1
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