Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection: neurological investigations

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infection: neurological investigations. Ischaemic stroke, Haemorrhagic lesions. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) features

  • Ischaemic stroke
  • Haemorrhagic lesions
  • Inflammatory and infectious lesions
  • High signal abnormalities in the medial temporal lobe
  • Multifocal enhancing white matter hyperintense lesions
  • Bilateral globus pallidum lesions
  • There may be associated corpus callosum splenium lesions
  • There may be bilateral thalamic lesions
  • The claustrum sign may be seen with encephalitis: high signal in the claustrum

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) features

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References

  1. Mao L, Wang M, Chen S, et al. Neurological manifestations of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective case series study. Medrxiv 2020 (preprint).
  2. Li Y, Wang M, Zhou Y, et al. Acute cerebrovascular disease following COVID-19: a single center, retrospective, observational study. Lancet 2020 (Online ahead of print).
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  4. Chougar L, Shor N, Weiss N, et al. Retrospective observational study of brain magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection and neurological manifestations. Radiology 2020 (Online ahead of print).
  5. Brun G, Hak JF, Coze S, Kaphan E, Carvelli J, Girard N, Stellmann JP. COVID-19-White matter and globus pallidum lesions: Demyelination or small-vessel vasculitis? Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm 2020; 7:e777.
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