June 2022; 12 (3) Clinical/Scientific Note
Cerebral White Matter Injury in a Newborn Infant With COVID-19
A Case Report
Lucas Alves, Thaís Alcântara, Adriano Hazin, Leandro Lucato, Jurandy Júnior Ferraz de Magalhães, Joao Alves, Jucille Meneses
First published April 21, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001173
Lucas Alves
Department of Neuropediatric (LA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Neonatology (TA, JM), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (AH), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (LL), Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo; Department of Virology (JJFM), Pernambuco State Central Laboratory (LACEN/PE); and Department of Pediatrics (JA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Brazil.
MD, MSc, PhDThaís Alcântara
Department of Neuropediatric (LA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Neonatology (TA, JM), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (AH), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (LL), Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo; Department of Virology (JJFM), Pernambuco State Central Laboratory (LACEN/PE); and Department of Pediatrics (JA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Brazil.
MDAdriano Hazin
Department of Neuropediatric (LA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Neonatology (TA, JM), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (AH), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (LL), Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo; Department of Virology (JJFM), Pernambuco State Central Laboratory (LACEN/PE); and Department of Pediatrics (JA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Brazil.
MD, MScLeandro Lucato
Department of Neuropediatric (LA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Neonatology (TA, JM), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (AH), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (LL), Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo; Department of Virology (JJFM), Pernambuco State Central Laboratory (LACEN/PE); and Department of Pediatrics (JA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Brazil.
MD, MSc, PhDJurandy Júnior Ferraz de Magalhães
Department of Neuropediatric (LA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Neonatology (TA, JM), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (AH), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (LL), Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo; Department of Virology (JJFM), Pernambuco State Central Laboratory (LACEN/PE); and Department of Pediatrics (JA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Brazil.
MBioMed, MScJoao Alves
Department of Neuropediatric (LA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Neonatology (TA, JM), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (AH), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (LL), Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo; Department of Virology (JJFM), Pernambuco State Central Laboratory (LACEN/PE); and Department of Pediatrics (JA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Brazil.
MD, MSc, PhDJucille Meneses
Department of Neuropediatric (LA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Neonatology (TA, JM), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (AH), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (LL), Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo; Department of Virology (JJFM), Pernambuco State Central Laboratory (LACEN/PE); and Department of Pediatrics (JA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Brazil.
MD, MSc, PhDCerebral White Matter Injury in a Newborn Infant With COVID-19
A Case Report
Lucas Alves, Thaís Alcântara, Adriano Hazin, Leandro Lucato, Jurandy Júnior Ferraz de Magalhães, Joao Alves, Jucille Meneses
Neurol Clin Pract Jun 2022, 12 (3) e22-e24; DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000001173
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- Received August 20, 2021
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- Lucas Alves, MD, MSc, PhD,
- Thaís Alcântara, MD (ttalcantara{at}gmail.com),
- Adriano Hazin, MD, MSc (adrianohazin{at}hotmail.com),
- Leandro Lucato, MD, MSc, PhD (leandro.lucato{at}hc.fm.usp.br),
- Jurandy Júnior Ferraz de Magalhães, MBioMed, MSc (jurandy.magalhaes{at}upe.br),
- Joao Alves, MD, MSc, PhD (joaoguilherme{at}imip.org.br) and
- Jucille Meneses, MD, MSc, PhD (jucille.meneses{at}gmail.com)
- Lucas Alves, MD, MSc, PhD,
- Thaís Alcântara, MD (ttalcantara{at}gmail.com),
- Adriano Hazin, MD, MSc (adrianohazin{at}hotmail.com),
- Leandro Lucato, MD, MSc, PhD (leandro.lucato{at}hc.fm.usp.br),
- Jurandy Júnior Ferraz de Magalhães, MBioMed, MSc (jurandy.magalhaes{at}upe.br),
- Joao Alves, MD, MSc, PhD (joaoguilherme{at}imip.org.br) and
- Jucille Meneses, MD, MSc, PhD (jucille.meneses{at}gmail.com)
- Department of Neuropediatric (LA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Neonatology (TA, JM), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (AH), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP); Department of Radiology (LL), Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo; Department of Virology (JJFM), Pernambuco State Central Laboratory (LACEN/PE); and Department of Pediatrics (JA), Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira (IMIP), Recife, Brazil.
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Dr. Alves lucasvictor{at}hotmail.com
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