biostudies-literatureUnknown29(3)Rastogi ANSW Ministry of Health<h4>Objective</h4>Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been found to be associated with encephalopathy and brain imaging abnormalities. The identification of incident white matter lesions, known to be associated with cerebral microcirculatory failure and cerebrovascular disease, in COVID-19 patients is of clinical and scientific interest. We performed a meta-analysis to investigate the incidence of white matter lesions (WMLs) in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.<h4>Methods</h4>PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched for studies on brain imaging abnormalities in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The terms used included "white matter lesions," "white matter hyperintensity," "COVID-19," "coronavirus," and "SARS-CoV-2." A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted to obtainMicrocirculation (New York, N.Y. : 1994)e12749https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9115142biostudies-literatureIncidence of white matter lesions in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysis.PMC9115142Rastogi ABhaskar SMMfalseIncidence of white matter lesions in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A meta-analysis.<h4>Objective</h4>Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been found to be associated with encephalopathy and brain imaging abnormalities. The identification of incident white matter lesions, known to be associated with cerebral microcirculatory failure and cerebrovascular disease, in COVID-19 patients is of clinical and scientific interest. We performed a meta-analysis to investigate the incidence of white matter lesions (WMLs) in hospitalized COVID-19 patients.<h4>Methods</h4>PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library were searched for studies on brain imaging abnormalities in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The terms used included "white matter lesions," "white matter hyperintensity," "COVID-19," "coronavirus," and "SARS-CoV-2." A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted to obtain2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Apr2025-04-04T07:32:40.53Z2024-11-12T11:01:05.452ZS-EPMC91151423512486610.1111/micc.12749