Brain death in a vaccinated patient with COVID-19 infection

Jennifer M Watchmaker; Puneet B Belani

doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.09.020

Brain death in a vaccinated patient with COVID-19 infection

Clin Imaging. 2022 Jan:81:92-95. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.09.020. Epub 2021 Oct 11.

Authors

Jennifer M Watchmaker¹, Puneet B Belani²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Pl, Box 1234, New York, NY 10029, USA. Electronic address: Jennifer.watchmaker@mountsinai.org.
² Department of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Pl, Box 1234, New York, NY 10029, USA.

Abstract

We present a case of brain death in a vaccinated, immunocompromised patient who presented with COVID-19 pneumonia. Imaging was characterized by diffuse cerebral edema, pseudo-subarachnoid hemorrhage, and no antegrade flow above the terminal internal carotid arteries. To our knowledge, this is the first case report with such findings in a vaccinated patient.

Keywords: Brain death; COVID-19; Immunocompromised; Neuroradiology; Systemic lupus erythematosus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Death
Brain Edema*
COVID-19*
Humans
SARS-CoV-2
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage*