COVID-19 related leukoencephalopathy with bilateral reticular formation involvement.

Islam Ahmed Hassan AhmedLoai AkerMamdouh SharafeldinAhmed OwnMohamed AbdelhadySurjith Vattoth

Published in: BJR case reports (2021)

We are presenting the imaging findings of COVID-19-related leukoencephalopathy associated with bilateral reticular formation diffusion restriction in brain magnetic resonance imaging. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of bilateral reticular formation affection in a COVID-19 patient.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
case report
magnetic resonance imaging
healthcare
high resolution
computed tomography
white matter
magnetic resonance
multiple sclerosis
contrast enhanced
brain injury
cerebral ischemia
subarachnoid hemorrhage