Similar patterns of [¹⁸F]-FDG brain PET hypometabolism in paediatric and adult patients with long COVID: a paediatric case series.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Several weeks after COVID-19 infection, some children report the persistence or recurrence of functional complaints. This clinical presentation has been referred as "long COVID" in the adult population, and an [¹⁸F]-FDG brain PET hypometabolic pattern has recently been suggested as a biomarker. Herein, we present a retrospective analysis of 7 paediatric patients with suspected long COVID who were explored by [¹⁸F]-FDG brain PET exam. Metabolic brain findings were confronted to those obtained in adult patients with long COVID, in comparison to their respective age-matched control groups.

Methods

Review of clinical examination and whole-brain voxel-based analysis of [¹⁸F]-FDG PET metabolism of the 7 children in comparison to 21 paediatr

SUBMITTER: Morand A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8376118 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature