AJNR Am J Neuroradiol
. 2020 Aug 20.
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6712. Online ahead of print.
Bilateral Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage in a Patient with Confirmed COVID-19
R Daci 1 , M Kennelly 1 , A Ferris 2 , M U Azeem 2 , M D Johnson 1 , F Hamzei-Sichani 1 , A H Jun-O'Connell 2 , S K Natarajan 3
Affiliations
- PMID: 32819902
- DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6712
Abstract
Bilateral basal ganglia hemorrhage is exceedingly rare. To our knowledge, our patient is the first reported case of a confirmed coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient who had bilateral basal ganglia hemorrhage. In the absence of other risk factors for bilateral deep cerebral involvement, we suspect that COVID-19 may be contributing to these rare pathologies. Most published data represent a correlation between COVID-19 and neurologic complications, and more research is still needed to prove causation.