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Editor, Senior Moderator
Radiol Case Rep
. 2020 Aug 15.
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.08.024. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19-associated encephalopathy with fulminant cerebral vasoconstriction: CT and MRI findings
Reza Sirous[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Reheleh Taghvaei[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jeffery C Hellinger[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Alan V Krauthamer[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Sam Mirfendereski[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) can cause various mild to severe neurologic symptoms, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. We hereby present a fatal case of a 50-year old male health care provider, admitted due to altered mental status due to encephalopathy, cerebral edema, and fulminant cerebral vasoconstriction caused by SARS-Cov-2. Our case highlights the importance of considering SARS-Cov-2 infection in the differential diagnosis for patients with unexplained central nervous system dysfunction and cerebral edema to prevent delayed diagnosis and render rapid treatment.
Keywords: COVID19; SARS-Cov-2; encephalopathy; pandemic; vasoconstriction.
. 2020 Aug 15.
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.08.024. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19-associated encephalopathy with fulminant cerebral vasoconstriction: CT and MRI findings
Reza Sirous[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Reheleh Taghvaei[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jeffery C Hellinger[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Alan V Krauthamer[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Sam Mirfendereski[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32837672
- PMCID: PMC7428683
- DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.08.024
Abstract
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) can cause various mild to severe neurologic symptoms, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. We hereby present a fatal case of a 50-year old male health care provider, admitted due to altered mental status due to encephalopathy, cerebral edema, and fulminant cerebral vasoconstriction caused by SARS-Cov-2. Our case highlights the importance of considering SARS-Cov-2 infection in the differential diagnosis for patients with unexplained central nervous system dysfunction and cerebral edema to prevent delayed diagnosis and render rapid treatment.
Keywords: COVID19; SARS-Cov-2; encephalopathy; pandemic; vasoconstriction.