Magnetic resonance imaging features of COVID-19-related cranial nerve lesions

The complete features of the neurological complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) still need to be elucidated, including associated cranial nerve involvement. In the present study we describe cranial nerve lesions seen in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of six cases of confirmed COVID-...

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Autores principales: Corrêa, Diogo Goulart, Hygino da Cruz Jr., Luiz Celso, Lopes, Fernanda Cristina Rueda, Rangel, Cláudio de Carvalho, de Araújo Henriques Tessarollo, Anna Luiza, Coelho, Karla Cristina Godeiro, Brandão, Rafael Zandonadi, Novis, Ricardo Augusto Faro, Novis, Shenia Sbardellotto Colnaghi, Silveira, Rodrigo, Carvalho, Viviane T., Nascimento, Osvaldo J. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7812977/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33460014
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13365-020-00934-0
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Sumario:The complete features of the neurological complications of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) still need to be elucidated, including associated cranial nerve involvement. In the present study we describe cranial nerve lesions seen in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of six cases of confirmed COVID-19, involving the olfactory bulb, optic nerve, abducens nerve, and facial nerve. Cranial nerve involvement was associated with COVID-19, but whether by direct viral invasion or autoimmunity needs to be clarified. The development of neurological symptoms after initial respiratory symptoms and the absence of the virus in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) suggest the possibility of autoimmunity.

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