Neuroimaging findings in COVID-19: A narrative review

Sanaz Katal; Ali Gholamrezanezhad

doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135529

Neuroimaging findings in COVID-19: A narrative review

Neurosci Lett. 2021 Jan 18:742:135529. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135529. Epub 2020 Nov 25.

Authors

Sanaz Katal¹, Ali Gholamrezanezhad²

Affiliations

¹ Nuclear Medicine Department, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran. Electronic address: Sanaz.Katal@gmail.com.
² Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angles, CA, USA; Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC), 1520 San Pablo Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Electronic address: ali.gholamrezanezhad@med.usc.edu.

Abstract

In this mini-review, we aim to summarize some of the most common neuroimaging findings seen in patients with COVID-19.

Keywords: Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Brain; CNS; COVID-19; Encephalitis; Encephalopathy; MRI; Meningitis; Neuroimaging; Neurologic sequelae; SARS-CoV-2; Stroke.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / diagnostic imaging*
COVID-19 / epidemiology
COVID-19 / metabolism*
Encephalitis / diagnostic imaging
Encephalitis / epidemiology
Encephalitis / metabolism
Humans
Neuroimaging / methods*
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods
Stroke / diagnostic imaging
Stroke / epidemiology
Stroke / metabolism