ArticleBMC infectious diseases2022
Normal pressure hydrocephalus associated with COVID-19 infection: a case report.
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- Neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations of post-COVID-19 condition in South America: a systematic review of the literature.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2024Pooled it
- National trends in hydrocephalus mortality in the United States, 1999-2024: a serial cross-sectional (ecological) trend analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Post feline infectious peritonitis progressive hydrocephalus: a case series.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2025Article
- Hydrocephalus as Possible Neurological Complication of COVID-19: A Case Report and Systematic Literature Review.Cureus · 2023Article
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- COVID-19 Infection Presenting With Severe Hydrocephalus and Acute Stroke: A Case Report.Cureus · 2022Article
- Unusual Post-COVID-19 Presentation With Tetraventricular Hydrocephalus: A Case Report.Neurology. Clinical practice · 2022Article
- NeuroCOVID-19: a critical review.Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundCOVID-19 is a pandemic disease responsible for many deaths worldwide. Many neurological manifestations have been described. We report a case of normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) 2 months after acute COVID19 infection, in a patient without other risk factors. CASE PRESENTATION: A 45-year-old male patient presented an 8-month history of progressive gait disorder and cognitive impairment after being hospitalized for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was compatible with NPH. A spinal tap test was positive and there was progressive improvement after shunting, with complete resolution of symptoms.
conclusionOther infections such as syphilis, cryptococcosis and Lyme disease have been associated with NPH. Possible mechanisms for NPH after COVID include disruption of choroid plexus cells by direct viral invasion or as a result of neuroinflammation and cytokine release and hypercoagulability leading to venous congestion and abnormalities of CSF flow. Given the significance of NPH as a cause of reversible dementia, it is important to consider the possibility of a causal association with COVID19 and understand the mechanisms behind this association.
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