Ependymal restricted diffusion and injury to the olfactory system on a ventriculoencephalitis associated with COVID-19

Americo Danúzio Pereira Oliveira; Ana Rosa Melo Corrêa Lima; Maria de Fátima Viana Vasco Aragao

doi:10.1007/s13365-021-01033-4

Ependymal restricted diffusion and injury to the olfactory system on a ventriculoencephalitis associated with COVID-19

J Neurovirol. 2022 Apr;28(2):326-328. doi: 10.1007/s13365-021-01033-4. Epub 2022 Jan 4.

Authors

Americo Danúzio Pereira Oliveira¹, Ana Rosa Melo Corrêa Lima², Maria de Fátima Viana Vasco Aragao^{3

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Affiliations

¹ University of Pernambuco, Serra Talhada, Brazil. americo.oliveira@upe.br.
² University of Pernambuco (UPE), Recife, Brazil.
³ University Federal of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, PE, Brazil.
⁴ , Multimagem, Recife-PE, Brazil.

Abstract

We describe the case of a 42-year-old female with COVID-19 and acute psychomotor agitation and without comorbidities. Brain MRI showed injury to the olfactory system associated with diffusion weighted imaging restriction in the ependymal surface of the lateral ventriculus suggesting ventriculoencephalitis.

Keywords: COVID-19; Olfactory bulb; Ventriculoencephalitis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
COVID-19* / complications
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Olfactory Bulb