Open AccessCerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation (CAA-ri) in a patient positive for SARS-CoV-2 – radiological findings and differential diagnosis
Author(s) -
Marta Dȩbicka
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
wiedza medyczna
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2657-9669
DOI - 10.36553/wm.95
Subject(s) - cerebral amyloid angiopathy , asymptomatic , medicine , neurology , differential diagnosis , covid-19 , inflammation , pathology , dementia , amyloid (mycology) , psychiatry , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
84-year old female with confirmed, asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection was admitted to Neurology Department after sudden onset of left-sided hemiparesis and impaired consciousness. Imaging played a key role in diagnostic process, in course of which the diagnosis of cerebral amyloid angiopathy-related inflammation (CAA-ri) was made.
According to latest research, SARS-CoV-2 infection is considered to cause various neurological complications. To my best knowledge this is the first case of CAA-ri and SARS-CoV-2 coexistence to be reported.