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A case of cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) presenting as post-infectious manifestation of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Ishwariya Rajendran, Madhu Dutta Natarajan, Pooja Narwani, Omran Alzouabi, Khalil Kawafi, Navin Khanna

2021BJR|case reports15 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) lacunar infarcts and cerebral microbleeds are well-established features associated with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL). Increasing case reports and series recounts a wide array of neurological manifestations of COVID-19 including acute cerebrovascular disease, encephalopathy, encephalitis and demyelination. Recently association between COVID-19 and CADASIL has been identified. We describe an unusual case of CADASIL diagnosed as a possible post-infectious manifestation of COVID-19 patient with imaging features closely resembling post-infectious encephalomyelitis.

Topics & Concepts

CADASILLeukoencephalopathyHyperintensityMedicineEncephalopathyPathologyAcute disseminated encephalomyelitisProgressive multifocal leukoencephalopathyLeukoaraiosisWhite matterEncephalitisDementiaMagnetic resonance imagingDiseaseMultiple sclerosisVirologyInternal medicineRadiologyImmunologyVirusCerebrovascular and genetic disordersNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research
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