Brain MRI findings in patients with post COVID-19 condition: frequency and longitudinal changes in a nationwide cohort study
Our findings indicate that brain MRI primarily serves to exclude differential diagnoses in post COVID-19 condition, with limited clinical benefit of repeated imaging in the absence of new symptoms. However, signs of long-term inflammatory processes can be observed, and detection is improved by contrast enhanced sequences.
Authors
- Einar August Høgestøl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8446-2111)
- Kenneth Ottesen Pedersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7900-081X)
- Barbara Ratajczak‐Tretel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7318-8823)
- Øivind Torkildsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5294-2866)
- Kristina Devik
- Anne Hege Aamodt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2824-2760)
- Oliver Marcel Geier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3919-7579)
- Ragnhild Marie Undseth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5521-7915)
- Anette Huuse Farmen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2574-8141)
- Åse Hagen Morsund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4890-9654)
- Hanne F. Harbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6047-0122)
- Christian Samsonsen
- Vojtěch Novotný (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9137-3894)
- Trine Haug Popperud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1036-5949)
- Marion Boldingh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4370-9012)
- Heidi Øyen Flemmen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8382-4464)
- Mona K. Beyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9156-6357)
- Hilde Karen Ofte
- Elisabeth Stokke Lindland
- Per Selnes
- Oksana Lapina
- Liv Lygre Furevik
Institutions
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Innlandet Hospital Trust (NO)
- Akershus University Hospital (NO)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Nordland Hospital Trust (NO)
- Namsos Hospital (NO)
- Molde Hospital (NO)
- Sørlandet Hospital Arendal (NO)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- Telemark Hospital (NO)
- Østfold Hospital Trust (NO)
- University of Bergen (NO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neurology
- Published
- 2025-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2025.1662263
- Primary Topic
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universitetet i Oslo