Early postmortem brain MRI findings in COVID-19 non-survivors.

Tim CoolenValentina LolliNiloufar SadeghiAntonin RovaiNicola TrottaFabio Silvio TacconeJacques CreteurSophie HenrardJean-Christophe GoffardOlivier DewitteGilles NaeijeSerge GoldmanXavier De Tiège

Published in: Neurology (2020)

Postmortem brain MRI demonstrates hemorrhagic and PRES-related brain lesions in non-survivors of COVID-19. SARS-CoV-2-related olfactory impairment seems to be limited to olfactory bulbs. Brainstem MRI findings do not support a brain-related contribution to respiratory distress in COVID-19.

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