A team of researchers has found a visual correlation between the severity of Covid-19 in the lungs using CT scans and the severity of effects on patient's brains, using MRI scans.
"We've seen patients with Covid-19 experience stroke, brain bleeds and other disorders affecting the brain," said researcher Abdelkader Mahammedi from the University of Cincinnati.
"So, we're finding, through patient experiences, that neurological symptoms are correlating to those with more severe respiratory disease; however, little information has been available on identifying potential associations between imaging abnormalities in the brain and lungs in Covid-19 patients," Mahammedi added.
For the study, published in the American Journal of Neuroradiology, the research team reviewed electronic medical records and images of 135 hospitalized Covid-19 patients.
Patients who were diagnosed with Covid-19, experienced neurological issues and who had both lung and brain images available were included.
The researcher notes that this study will help physicians classify patients, based on the severity of disease found on their CT scans, into groups more likely to develop brain imaging abnormalities.
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