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Radiol Case Rep
. 2020 Jul 3;15(9):1705-1708.
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.06.053. eCollection 2020 Sep.
Fulminant cerebral edema as a lethal manifestation of COVID-19
Antoon J M van den Enden[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lennart van Gils[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Joost A M Labout[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mathieu van der Jagt[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Walid Moudrous[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The contribution of neurological symptomatology to morbidity and mortality after infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-associated Coronavirus (SARS CoV II) is ill-defined. We hereby present a case of a 57-year old male patient, in excellent physical condition, who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), with respiratory distress duo to SARS CoV II-induced bilateral pneumonia. After 2 weeks at the ICU, with respiratory conditions improving, the patient developed lethal cerebral edema. This case advocates regular wake-up calls in Coronavirus disease 2019 patients for neurological (radiological) evaluation to provide rapid diagnosis and a therapeutic window for fulminant central nervous system complications.
Keywords: Imaging; Neurological complication; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-associated Coronavirus.
. 2020 Jul 3;15(9):1705-1708.
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.06.053. eCollection 2020 Sep.
Fulminant cerebral edema as a lethal manifestation of COVID-19
Antoon J M van den Enden[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lennart van Gils[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Joost A M Labout[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mathieu van der Jagt[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Walid Moudrous[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32733625
- PMCID: PMC7332918
- DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.06.053
Abstract
The contribution of neurological symptomatology to morbidity and mortality after infection with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-associated Coronavirus (SARS CoV II) is ill-defined. We hereby present a case of a 57-year old male patient, in excellent physical condition, who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), with respiratory distress duo to SARS CoV II-induced bilateral pneumonia. After 2 weeks at the ICU, with respiratory conditions improving, the patient developed lethal cerebral edema. This case advocates regular wake-up calls in Coronavirus disease 2019 patients for neurological (radiological) evaluation to provide rapid diagnosis and a therapeutic window for fulminant central nervous system complications.
Keywords: Imaging; Neurological complication; Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-associated Coronavirus.