Acute spontaneous hematoma of the corpus callosum in a COVID-19 patient: a case report

Boubaker Charra; Ayman Ellouadghiri; Touda Kebbou; Omar Ettouki; Naima El Benna; Moulay Hicham Afif, Mohamed Benghanem Gharbi

doi:10.11604/pamj.2021.38.263.28048

The Pan African Medical Journal (Mar 2021)

Acute spontaneous hematoma of the corpus callosum in a COVID-19 patient: a case report

Boubaker Charra,
Ayman Ellouadghiri,
Touda Kebbou,
Omar Ettouki,
Naima El Benna,
Moulay Hicham Afif, Mohamed Benghanem Gharbi

Affiliations

Boubaker Charra: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca, Hassan II University, Morocco
Ayman Ellouadghiri: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca, Hassan II University, Morocco
Touda Kebbou: Department of Radiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca, Hassan II University, Morocco
Omar Ettouki: Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca, Hassan II University, Morocco
Naima El Benna: Department of Radiology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca, Hassan II University, Morocco
Moulay Hicham Afif, Mohamed Benghanem Gharbi: Department of Nephrology, Ibn Rochd University Hospital of Casablanca, Hassan II University, Morocco

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.38.263.28048
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 38, no. 263

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Neurovascular involvement is a frequent occurring reported in COVID-19 patients. However, spontaneous hematomas of the corpus callosum are exceptionally seen. The authors of this article aim to report an unusual case of corpus callosum hematoma in a COVID-19 patient and discuss potential etiologies and mechanisms responsible for intracranial hemorrhage.

Published in The Pan African Medical Journal

ISSN: 1937-8688 (Online)
Publisher: The Pan African Medical Journal
Country of publisher: Kenya
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://panafrican-med-journal.com

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