Critical illness–associated cerebral microbleeds in COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome
Octave Cannac, L. Martinez-Almoyna, Sami Hraiech
Abstract
A 63-year-old man developed coronavirus disease 2019 acute respiratory distress syndrome requiring mechanical ventilation and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Brain MRI performed because of delirium revealed callosal and juxtacortical hematomas associated with countless and punctate cerebral microbleeds disseminated in the corpus callosum and along the gray/white matter interface (figure).
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCorpus callosumDeliriumExtracorporeal membrane oxygenationWhite matterAcute respiratory distressCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Mechanical ventilationCardiologySevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Magnetic resonance imagingPathologyInternal medicineIntensive care medicineDiseaseLungRadiologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ResearchMechanical Circulatory Support DevicesCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation