Imaging and neuropathological findings in patients with Post COVID-19 Neurological Syndrome-A review

Jakub Okrzeja; Adam Garkowski; Bożena Kubas; Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska

doi:10.3389/fneur.2023.1136348

Imaging and neuropathological findings in patients with Post COVID-19 Neurological Syndrome-A review

Front Neurol. 2023 Feb 9:14:1136348. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1136348. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Jakub Okrzeja¹, Adam Garkowski², Bożena Kubas², Anna Moniuszko-Malinowska³

Affiliations

¹ Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
² Department of Radiology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.
³ Department of Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland.

Abstract

Post COVID-19 syndrome is determined as signs and symptoms that appear during or after an infection consistent with SARS-CoV-2 disease, persist for more than 12 weeks and are not explained by an alternative diagnosis. This review presents the neuropathological findings and imaging findings in Post COVID-19 Neurological Syndrome: the focal point is on the manifestations of involvement evident on brain and spine imaging.

Keywords: COVID-19; Post COVID-19 Neurological Syndrome; Post COVID-19 syndrome; computed tomography; imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography.

Publication types

Review