PMC9715337_01
Brain magnetic resonance imaging on the same day of admission to the intensive care unit showed diffuse brain edema and hyperintensity of the bilateral sulcus, gyrus and basal ganglia on fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR), and mildly contrast enhancement of the meninge, compatible with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
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The subsequent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) documented evidence of a hypoxic brain injury and excluded microthrombus, vasculitis, and central nervous system infection (Figure 1).
Chest X-ray images on admission (left) and postextubation (right) showed bilateral ground glass opacities consistent with mild COVID-19.
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Her chest X-ray (Figure 2) and arterial blood gas showed no criteria of acute respiratory distress syndrome (pH 7.46, pCO2 34 mmHg, pO2 221 mmHg,
Echocardiographic examination at 6 months after patient's discharge from hospital.
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The echocardiogram noted normal cardiac morphology, no cardiac chamber dilatation with LVIDd of 49 mm, good diastolic and systolic functions with an LVEF of 55%, and a mild decrease in LV global longitudinal strain (-15.8%) (Figure 3).