Neuroimaging manifestations in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection : a multinational, multicentre collaborative study

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BACKGROUND: The CNS manifestations of COVID-19 in children have primarily been described in case reports, which limit the ability to appreciate the full spectrum of the disease in paediatric patients. We aimed to identify enough cases that could be evaluated in aggregate to better understand the neuroimaging manifestations of COVID-19 in the paediatric population.

METHODS: An international call for cases of children with encephalopathy related to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and abnormal neuroimaging findings was made. Clinical history and associated plasma and cerebrospinal fluid data were requested. These data were reviewed by a central neuroradiology panel, a child neurologist, and a paediatric infectious diseases expert. The children were categorised on the basis of their time of probable exposure to SARS-CoV-2. In addition, cases were excluded when a direct link to SARS-CoV-2 infection could not be established or an established alternate diagnostic cause could be hypothesised. The accepted referral centre imaging data, from ten countries, were remotely reviewed by a central panel of five paediatric neuroradiologists and a consensus opinion obtained on the imaging findings.

FINDINGS: 38 children with neurological disease related to SARS-CoV-2 infection were identified from France (n=13), the UK (n=8), the USA (n=5), Brazil (n=4), Argentina (n=4), India (n=2), Peru (n=1), and Saudi Arabia (n=1). Recurring patterns of disease were identified, with neuroimaging abnormalities ranging from mild to severe. The most common imaging patterns were postinfectious immune-mediated acute disseminated encephalomyelitis-like changes of the brain (16 patients), myelitis (eight patients), and neural enhancement (13 patients). Cranial nerve enhancement could occur in the absence of corresponding neurological symptoms. Splenial lesions (seven patients) and myositis (four patients) were predominantly observed in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome. Cerebrovascular complications in children were less common than in adults. Significant pre-existing conditions were absent and most children had favourable outcomes. However, fatal atypical CNS co-infections developed in four previously healthy children infected with SARS-CoV-2.

INTERPRETATION: Acute-phase and delayed-phase SARS-CoV-2-related CNS abnormalities are seen in children. Recurring patterns of disease and atypical neuroimaging manifestations can be found and should be recognised being as potentially due to SARS-CoV-2 infection as an underlying aetiological factor. Studies of paediatric specific cohorts are needed to better understand the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the CNS at presentation and on long-term follow-up in children.

FUNDING: American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology, University of Manchester (Manchester, UK). VIDEO ABSTRACT.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

The Lancet. Child & adolescent health - 5(2021), 3 vom: 02. März, Seite 167-177

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lindan, Camilla E [VerfasserIn]
Mankad, Kshitij [VerfasserIn]
Ram, Dipak [VerfasserIn]
Kociolek, Larry K [VerfasserIn]
Silvera, V Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Boddaert, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Stivaros, Stavros Michael [VerfasserIn]
Palasis, Susan [VerfasserIn]
ASPNR PECOBIG Collaborator Group [VerfasserIn]
Akhtar, Sameen [Sonstige Person]
Alden, Douglas [Sonstige Person]
Amonkar, Suraj [Sonstige Person]
Aouad, Pascale [Sonstige Person]
Aubart, Mélodie [Sonstige Person]
Bacalla, Jose Alejandro [Sonstige Person]
Barbosa, Alcino A [Sonstige Person]
Basmaci, Romain [Sonstige Person]
Berteloot, Laureline [Sonstige Person]
Blauwblomme, Thomas [Sonstige Person]
Brun, Gilles [Sonstige Person]
Carney, Olivia [Sonstige Person]
Chareyre, Judith [Sonstige Person]
Chéron, Gérard [Sonstige Person]
Coimbra, Pablo Picasso De Araujo [Sonstige Person]
Dangouloff-Ros, Volodia [Sonstige Person]
D'Arco, Felice [Sonstige Person]
Dineen, Rob [Sonstige Person]
De-Pontual, Loic [Sonstige Person]
Desguerre, Isabelle [Sonstige Person]
Elfallal, Wissam [Sonstige Person]
Evans, D Gareth [Sonstige Person]
Ferraciolli, Suely Fazio [Sonstige Person]
Girard, Nadine [Sonstige Person]
Gonçalves, Fabrício Guimarães [Sonstige Person]
Gonzalez, Ivan [Sonstige Person]
Grant, P Ellen [Sonstige Person]
Grévent, David [Sonstige Person]
Guimaraes, Carolina Valduga de Alencastro [Sonstige Person]
Hassell, Jane [Sonstige Person]
Hirata, Fabiana C C [Sonstige Person]
Kamaly-Asl, Ian [Sonstige Person]
Jacob, Jeffrey [Sonstige Person]
Jackson, Kandise [Sonstige Person]
Jones, Blaise V [Sonstige Person]
Joseph, Robin [Sonstige Person]
Jung, Ah Young [Sonstige Person]
Kashgari, Amna [Sonstige Person]
Kilday, John-Paul [Sonstige Person]
Kirsch, Alyssa [Sonstige Person]
Kossorotoff, Manoelle [Sonstige Person]
Krishnan, Anant [Sonstige Person]
Kulkarni, Shilpa [Sonstige Person]
Leruez-Vill, Marianne [Sonstige Person]
Lesage, Fabrice [Sonstige Person]
Levy, Raphaël [Sonstige Person]
Li, Yi [Sonstige Person]
Lima, Carol Cavalcante de Vasconcelos [Sonstige Person]
Lingappa, Lokesh [Sonstige Person]
Löbel, Ulrike [Sonstige Person]
Lopez-Alberola, Roberto [Sonstige Person]
Lucato, Leandro Tavares [Sonstige Person]
Moreira, Daniela Duarte [Sonstige Person]
Murnick, Jonathan G [Sonstige Person]
Nahmani, Sarah [Sonstige Person]
Pagariya, Shubra [Sonstige Person]
Pavaine, Julija [Sonstige Person]
Philbrook, Bryan [Sonstige Person]
Piovesan, Ana Cláudia [Sonstige Person]
Poisson, Kelsey E [Sonstige Person]
Reddy, Nihaal [Sonstige Person]
Riley, Phil [Sonstige Person]
Romsauerova, Andrea [Sonstige Person]
Roux, Charlies-Joris [Sonstige Person]
Rugilo, Carlos [Sonstige Person]
Saigal, Gaurav [Sonstige Person]
Salvador, Gabriel Lucca de Oliveira [Sonstige Person]
Seidenwurm, David [Sonstige Person]
Sermet-Gaudelus, Isabelle [Sonstige Person]
Sidpra, Jai [Sonstige Person]
Sudhakar, Sniya Valsa [Sonstige Person]
Toronchik, María Sol [Sonstige Person]
Vézina, Gilbert [Sonstige Person]

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Date Completed 04.03.2021

Date Revised 15.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30362-X

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319033570