Background This study was aimed at revealing neuroimaging findings in COVID-19 patients and at discussing their relationship with epidemiological data and some laboratory parameters. Materials and Method . This study included 436 cases of COVID-19 and 40 cases of non-COVID-19 acute/subacute thromboembolism who underwent at least one neuroimaging procedure due to neurological symptoms between April 2020 and December 2020. The group of COVID-19-positive acute/subacute thromboembolism cases was compared with both the group of normal brain imaging cases and the non-COVID-19 acute/subacute thromboembolism group in terms of demographic data and laboratory parameters. Results When the acute/subacute thromboembolism group and neuroimaging findings were compared in terms of negative group, presence of comorbid disease, D-dimer level, and lymphocyte count in COVID-19 patients, a statistically significant difference was found ( p = 0.047, 0.014, and <0.001, respectively). COVID-19-positive and COVID-19-negative acute/subacute thromboembolism cases that were compared in terms of gender, neuroimaging reason, C-reactive protein, D-dimer level and lymphocyte count, a statistically significant difference was found ( p = 0.003, <0.001, 0.005, 0.02, and <0.001, respectively). Conclusion Acute thromboembolic events are common in patients with COVID-19 due to a potentially increased procoagulant process. Neurological evaluation and, if necessary, detailed neuroimaging should be performed, especially in cases with high D-dimer levels.
【초록키워드】 COVID-19, Gender, C-reactive protein, D-dimer, Brain, Lymphocyte count, lymphocyte, Thromboembolism, Laboratory parameters, epidemiological data, Neurological symptoms, disease, COVID-19 patients, D-dimer level, COVID-19 patient, Brain imaging, Non-COVID-19, thromboembolic, D-dimer levels, demographic data, statistically significant difference, material, Thromboembolic event, Neurological symptom, procoagulant, Result, performed, patients with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 clinical, Neuroimaging, finding, presentation,