Collicular Hyperactivation in Patients with COVID-19: A New Finding on Brain MRI and PET/CT

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2021 Aug;42(8):1410-1414. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A7158. Epub 2021 May 20.

Abstract

Hyperactivation of the colliculi has been observed in some patients with coronavirus disease 2019.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Brain / diagnostic imaging
  • COVID-19 Testing
  • COVID-19*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2