Large and Small Cerebral Vessel Involvement in Severe COVID-19: Detailed Clinical Workup of a Case Series.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Case series indicating cerebrovascular disorders in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been published. Comprehensive workups, including clinical characteristics, laboratory, electroencephalography, neuroimaging, and cerebrospinal fluid findings, are needed to understand the mechanisms.

Methods

We evaluated 32 consecutive critically ill patients with COVID-19 treated at a tertiary care center from March 9 to April 3, 2020, for concomitant severe central nervous system involvement. Patients identified underwent computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, electroencephalography, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, and autopsy in case of death.

Results

Of 32 critically ill patients with COVID-19, 8 (25%) had severe central nervous system involv

SUBMITTER: Keller E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7678671 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature