White matter hyperintensities (WMHs) lacunar infarcts and cerebral microbleeds are well-established features associated with cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL). Increasing case reports and series recounts a wide array of neurological manifestations of COVID-19 including acute cerebrovascular disease, encephalopathy, encephalitis and demyelination. Recently association between COVID-19 and CADASIL has been identified. We describe an unusual case of CADASIL diagnosed as a possible post-infectious manifestation of COVID-19 patient with imaging features closely resembling post-infectious encephalomyelitis.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjrcr.20210020 | DOI Listing |
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