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Effects of COVID-19 on brain and cerebellum: a voxel based morphometrical analysis       
Yazarlar
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Burcu KAMAŞAK ARPAÇAY
Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Tufan ULCAY
Türkiye
Mehtap Nisari
Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Özkan GÖRGÜLÜ
Türkiye
Veysel Akca
Türkiye
Muhammed Alpaslan
Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Aysu YETİŞ
Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Lokman HİZMALİ
Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kasım KARAHOCAGİL
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Kenan AYCAN
Türkiye
Özet
OBJECTIVE:COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus and turned into a pandemic in a short time, affects many organs and systems, especially the nervous system. In the present study, it was aimed to determine the morphological and volumetric changes in cortical and subcortical structures in recovered COVID-19 patients. BACKGROUND: We think that COVID-19 has a long-term effect on cortical and subcortical structures. METHODS: In our study, 50 post-COVID-19 patients and 50 healthy volunteers participated. In both groups, brain parcellations were made with Voxel-Based Morphometry (VBM) and regions showing density changes in the brain and cerebellum were determined. Gray matter (GM), white matter, cerebrospinal fluid and total intracranial volume were calculated. RESULTS: Neurological symptoms developed in 80% of COVID-19 patients. In post-COVID-19 patients, a decrease in GM density was detected in pons, gyrus frontalis inferior, gyri orbitales, gyrus rectus, gyrus cinguli, lobus parietalis, gyrus supramarginalis, gyrus angularis, hippocampus, lobulus semilunaris superior of cerebellum, declive, and Brodmann area 7-11-39-40. There was a significant decrease in GM density in these regions and an increase in GM density in amygdala (p<0.001). The GM volume of post-COVID-19 group was found to be less than in the healthy group. CONCLUSIONS: As a result, it was seen that COVID-19 negatively affected many structures related to the nervous system. This study is a pioneering study to determine the consequences of COVID-19, especially in the nervous system, and to determine the etiology of these possible problems (Tab. 4, Fig. 5, Ref. 25). Text in PDF www.elis.sk
Anahtar Kelimeler
COVID-19, pandemic, Voxel-based morphometry (VBM), brain, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı AEPress, s.r.o.
Dergi ISSN 0006-9248
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili Türkçe
Basım Tarihi 01-2023
Cilt No 124
Doi Numarası 10.4149/BLL_2023_068
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.4149/bll_2023_068