Leukoencephalopathy Associated with Severe COVID-19 Infection: Sequela of Hypoxemia?

M. Lang; K. Buch; M.D. Li; W.A. Mehan; A.L. Lang; T.M. Leslie-Mazwi; S.P. Rincon

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Leukoencephalopathy Associated with Severe COVID-19 Infection: Sequela of Hypoxemia?

M. Lang, K. Buch, M.D. Li, W.A. Mehan, A.L. Lang, T.M. Leslie-Mazwi and S.P. Rincon

American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2020, 41 (9) 1641-1645; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6671

M. Lang

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K. Buch

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M.D. Li

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W.A. Mehan Jr

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A.L. Lang

bAnesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine (A.L.L.)

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T.M. Leslie-Mazwi

cNeurosurgery and Neurology (T.M.L.-M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

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vol. 41 no. 9 1641-1645

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https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6671

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Received May 18, 2020
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Published online September 9, 2020.

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M. Langa,
K. Bucha,
M.D. Lia,
W.A. Mehan Jra,
A.L. Langb,
T.M. Leslie-Mazwic and
S.P. Rincona

^aFrom the Departments of Radiology (M.L., K.B., M.D.L., W.A.M., Jr, S.P.R.)
^bAnesthesia, Critical Care, and Pain Medicine (A.L.L.)
^cNeurosurgery and Neurology (T.M.L.-M.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Please address correspondence to Min Lang, MD, MSc, Department of Radiology, MA General Hospital, 55 Fruit St, Boston, MA 02114; e-mail: mlang{at}mgh.harvard.edu

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American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2020, 41 (9) 1641-1645; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6671

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