COVID-19-Associated PRES-like Encephalopathy with Perivascular Gadolinium Enhancement

G Conte; S Avignone; M Carbonara; M Meneri; F Ortolano; C Cinnante; F Triulzi

doi:10.3174/ajnr.A6762

COVID-19-Associated PRES-like Encephalopathy with Perivascular Gadolinium Enhancement

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Dec;41(12):2206-2208. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6762. Epub 2020 Aug 13.

Authors

G Conte¹, S Avignone², M Carbonara³, M Meneri⁴, F Ortolano³, C Cinnante², F Triulzi²

Affiliations

¹ Neuroradiology Unit (G.C., S.A., C.C., F.T.) giorgioconte.unimed@gmail.com.
² Neuroradiology Unit (G.C., S.A., C.C., F.T.).
³ Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (M.C., F.O.), Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care.
⁴ Neurology Unit (M.M.), Fondazione Institute for Research, Hospitalization and Health Care Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.

Abstract

We describe the case of a 63-year-old woman who developed a coronavirus disease 2019-associated acute encephalopathy with perivascular gadolinium enhancement.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / complications*
Contrast Media
Female
Gadolinium
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods
Middle Aged
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / pathology*
Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome / virology*
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

Contrast Media
Gadolinium