Ther Adv Neurol Disord . Extensive cerebellar involvement and cognitive impairment in COVID-19-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy

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Ther Adv Neurol Disord


. 2021 Feb 3;14:1756286420985175.
doi: 10.1177/1756286420985175. eCollection 2021.
Extensive cerebellar involvement and cognitive impairment in COVID-19-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy


Dumitru Ciolac[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Igor Crivorucica[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Eremei Zota[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Nadejda Gorincioi[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Daniela Efremova[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Diana Manea[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Veaceslav Crivorucica[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Mihail Ciocanu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Stanislav A Groppa[SUP] 2 [/SUP]



Affiliations

• PMID: 33613691
• PMCID: PMC7869150
• DOI: 10.1177/1756286420985175

Abstract

Neurological complications of the newly appeared severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) are increasingly recognized. Here, we report a case of a young male presenting with a clinical and neuroimaging scenario of an acute necrotizing encephalopathy related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This case is notable by its distinct pattern of magnetic resonance imaging findings of an extensive involvement of the cerebellum, and emergence of cognitive and behavioral impairment.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; acute necrotizing encephalopathy; cerebellum.