Brain MRI findings in severe COVID-19 patients: a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Neurocognitive symptoms and dysfunction of various severities have become increasingly recognized as potential consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Although there are numerous observational and subjective survey-reporting studies of neurological symptoms, by contrast, those studies describing imaging abnormalities are fewer in number.

Methods

This study conducted a metanalysis of 32 studies to determine the incidence of the common neurological abnormalities using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with COVID-19.

Results

We also present the common clinical findings associated with MRI abnormalities. We report the incidence of any MRI abnormality to be 55% in COVID-19 patients with perfusion abnormalities (53%) and SWI abnormalities (44%) being t

SUBMITTER: Boparai MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10602808 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature