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. 2021 May;268(5):1595-1597.
doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10166-1. Epub 2020 Aug 18.

Cytotoxic lesion of the corpus callosum as presenting neuroradiological manifestation of COVID-2019 infection

Géraud Forestier  1 , Isaure de Beaurepaire  2 , Grégoire Bornet  2 , Grégoire Boulouis  3
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Cytotoxic lesion of the corpus callosum as presenting neuroradiological manifestation of COVID-2019 infection

Géraud Forestier et al. J Neurol. 2021 May.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Axial brain MRI images demonstrate increased diffusion weighted signal in the splenium of the corpus callosum (left), confirmed as low signal on the ADC map (right)
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Chest CT-scan demonstrates ground glass opacities in the left lower pulmonary lobe (left) and repeat CT-scan (right) showing bilateral pulmonary lesions with crazy-paving pattern
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