Bilateral lentiform and caudate nucleus lesions in a child with COVID-19: A case report


AKÇAY N., PALABIYIK F., ŞEVKETOĞLU E.

Biomedical Journal, cilt.45, sa.6, ss.957-960, 2022 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.bj.2022.05.009
  • Dergi Adı: Biomedical Journal
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.957-960
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Caudate nucleus, Lentiform nucleus, Child, COVID-19
  • Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Neurological complications are frequently mentioned in the published reports regarding the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Especially encephalopathy draws attention as the leading symptom or complication of COVID-19 in some reports. This article discussed a 3-year-old patient with bilateral lentiform and caudate nuclei involvement on brain imaging, who presented with mental status changes and acute muscular weakness, possibly due to COVID-19. To the best of our knowledge, this case is the first one showing pathological signal enhancement and edema in bilateral lentiform and caudate nuclei associated with COVID-19.