Extensive cerebellar involvement and cognitive impairment in COVID-19-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy
Dumitru Ciolac, Crivorucica Igor, Zota Eremei, Gorincioi Nadejda, Daniela Efremova, Manea Diana, Veaceslav Crivorucica, Mihail Ciocanu, Stanislav Groppa
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.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCerebellumNeuroimagingCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)EncephalopathyCognitive impairmentMagnetic resonance imagingCoronavirusCognitionDiseasePathologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)PsychiatryRadiologyLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Infectious Encephalopathies and EncephalitisCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies