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Published in: Neurological Sciences 10/2021

01-10-2021 | Cranial MRI | Letter to the Editor

Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS) after SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia

Authors: Federico Montini, Vittorio Martinelli, Francesca Sangalli, Marcella Callea, Nicoletta Anzalone, Massimo Filippi

Published in: Neurological Sciences | Issue 10/2021

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SARS-CoV-2 is known to cause Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), which has extremely variable clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic carriers to seriously ill patients with fever, breathing difficulty, acute respiratory distress, and multiple organ complications, eventually leading to death. …
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Metadata
Title
Chronic lymphocytic inflammation with pontine perivascular enhancement responsive to steroids (CLIPPERS) after SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia
Authors
Federico Montini
Vittorio Martinelli
Francesca Sangalli
Marcella Callea
Nicoletta Anzalone
Massimo Filippi
Publication date
01-10-2021
Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Published in
Neurological Sciences / Issue 10/2021
Print ISSN: 1590-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1590-3478
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-021-05472-z

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