Cerebellar infarction risk in a mild COVID-19 case

Antigona Kabashi; Henri Fero; Artiona Gjini; Diana Dhimitri; Mimoza Spahiu; Fjolla Hyseni; Edlira Harizi; Kledisa Shemsi; Valon Vokshi; Arlind Decka; Asm Al Amin; Ahm Ataullah; Livia Capi; Sepideh Jahanian; Fareeha Nasir; Ivan N Ayala; Juna Musa; Jeton Shatri; Kreshnike Dedushi; Florim Leniqi; Guri Hyseni

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.005

Cerebellar infarction risk in a mild COVID-19 case

Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Dec 1;18(2):651-656. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.11.005. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Antigona Kabashi¹, Henri Fero², Artiona Gjini², Diana Dhimitri², Mimoza Spahiu², Fjolla Hyseni³, Edlira Harizi⁴, Kledisa Shemsi⁵, Valon Vokshi⁶, Arlind Decka⁷, Asm Al Amin⁸, Ahm Ataullah⁹, Livia Capi¹⁰, Sepideh Jahanian¹¹, Fareeha Nasir¹², Ivan N Ayala¹³, Juna Musa¹¹, Jeton Shatri¹⁴, Kreshnike Dedushi¹⁵, Florim Leniqi¹⁶, Guri Hyseni¹⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, AAB College, Clinical of Radiology, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo.
² GP German Hospital International, Tirana, Albania.
³ Department of Pediatrics, NYU Langone Health, 403 East 34 street, New York, NY, USA.
⁴ Neurology Department, Regional Hospital Durres, Tirana, Albania.
⁵ General Practitioner Doctor, Tirana, Albania.
⁶ Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, New York, USA.
⁷ Department of General Surgery, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY, USA.
⁸ Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
⁹ Sher-E-Bangla, Medical College Hospital, Barisal, Bangladesh.
¹⁰ University of Medicine of Tirana, Tirana, Albania.
¹¹ Department of General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
¹² Harlem Hospital Center, New York, USA.
¹³ KER Unit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
¹⁴ Clinical of Radiology, University Clinical Center of Kosovo. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosovo.
¹⁵ Clinical of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine University of Prishtina, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo.
¹⁶ Faculty of Medicine, University of Gjakova, Gjakova, Kosovo.
¹⁷ Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Prishtina, Kosovo.

Abstract

Thrombotic events in SARS-COV-2 disease patients are frequent, especially in patients with comorbidities such as heart failure, hypertension, cancer, diabetes mellitus, kidney failure, vascular disease, and other pulmonary illnesses. In severe cases, in particular those of hospitalized patients with other comorbidities, the development of thrombotic events in spite of anticoagulation therapy has been observed. The main thrombotic events are pulmonary thromboembolism, cerebral ischemic stroke, and peripheral artery thrombosis. Despite the severity of SARS-COV-2 disease, some patients with the aforementioned comorbidities develop thrombotic events regardless of the severity of their SARS-COV-2 infection. In this setting, the cerebellum makes no exception as an uncommon, but still possible target for thrombotic events.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cerebellar infarction; Pulmonary thromboembolism; Role of MRI; SARS-COV-2; SARS-COV-2 infection.

Publication types

Case Reports