Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury of Basal Ganglia Associated with the COVID-19 Infection: Case Report

Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury of Basal Ganglia Associated with the COVID-19 Infection: Case Report

There is emerging evidence of a broad spectrum of neurological manifestations in COVID-19 patients. We report a case of a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 who presented bilateral lesions of the basal ganglia related to a severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. This observation allows expanding th...

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Main Author: Cyprian Popescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurology
Subjects:
sars-cov-2
covid-19
hypoxic-ischemic injury of basal ganglia
diffusion-weighted image
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/518506
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Summary:There is emerging evidence of a broad spectrum of neurological manifestations in COVID-19 patients. We report a case of a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 who presented bilateral lesions of the basal ganglia related to a severe acute respiratory distress syndrome. This observation allows expanding the neurological spectrum of COVID-19 particularly in patients with a more severe clinical course.
ISSN:1662-680X

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