Neuroimaging findings of brain MRI and CT in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To comprehensively evaluate the incidences of abnormal neuroimaging findings in patients with COVID-19 via a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Method

PubMed-MEDLINE and EMBASE were searched for original articles reporting imaging findings of the brain in adult patients with COVID-19 between January 1, 2020 and October 9, 2020. Abnormal neuroimaging findings were categorized as (1) cerebral microhemorrhages, (2) acute spontaneous intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), (3) acute to subacute infarcts, and (4) encephalitis or encephalopathy. Pooled incidences of neuroimaging findings were assessed using random-effects modeling. Between-study heterogeneity was explored by using the χ² statistic for pooled incidences and the inconsistency index I². The qua

SUBMITTER: Choi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7606068 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature