Absent Blood Oxygen Level–Dependent Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Activation of the Orbitofrontal Cortex in a Patient With Persistent Cacosmia and Cacogeusia After COVID-19 Infection
Ismail Ibrahim Ismail, Khaled Gad
Abstract
This case report describes absent blood oxygen level–dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) activation of the orbitofrontal cortex in a 25-year-old woman with persistent cacosmia and cacogeusia after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection.
Topics & Concepts
Orbitofrontal cortexFunctional magnetic resonance imagingBlood-oxygen-level dependentMagnetic resonance imagingCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicineCortex (anatomy)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakNeurosciencePathologyPsychologyDiseaseRadiologyPrefrontal cortexInfectious disease (medical specialty)CognitionOutbreakLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Infectious Encephalopathies and EncephalitisNeurological and metabolic disorders