从COVID-19前到后的海马神经代谢和结构变化:一个案例系列研究
Wouter A J Vints1, Kristina Valatkevičienė2, Oron Levin3
1Department of Health Promotion and Rehabilitation, Lithuanian Sports University, LT-44221 Kaunas, Lithuania; Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Research School CAPHRI, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, the Netherlands; Adelante Zorggroep, P.O. Box 88, 6430 AB, Hoensbroek, the Netherlands.
Magnetic resonance imaging
|March 23, 2024
概括
轻微的COVID-19感染可能会导致海马神经炎症和降低谷氨酸水平,可通过磁共振光谱检测. 这些发现可能解释COVID-19幸存者的长期神经症状.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 神经成像是一种神经成像.
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
背景情况:
- COVID-19 感染可能导致神经复杂症,可能是由无法检测的神经化学和结构性大脑异常引起的.
- 这项研究专注于经历了轻度COVID-19症状的老年人.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19感染之前和之后,检查海马体内主体内神经代谢和结构性大脑变化.
- 为了调查COVID-19与大脑化学和结构的变化之间的潜在联系.
主要方法:
- 利用整个大脑磁共振成像 (MRI) 和左海马的质子磁共振光谱 (1H-MRS).
- 收集了来自三名老年人 (年龄在63-68岁) 的COVID-19感染前和后的数据.
- 感染后的措施与感染前的基线和对照组的最小可检测变化 (MDC) 值进行了比较.
主要成果:
- 在COVID-19后的两名患者 (≥42.0%) 中观察到谷氨酸-谷氨胺 (Glx) 的显著减少.
- 在COVID-19 (≥36.4%) 后的一名患者中检测到肌肉内醇 (mIns) 和N-乙酸 (NAA) 的升高.
- 核磁共振扫描显示,两名患者的海马体积增加,一名患者的体积保持不变.
结论:
- 轻微的COVID-19感染可能与局部海马神经炎症和降低谷氨酸水平有关.
- 1H-MRS的发现为了解COVID-19长途旅行者的慢性神经和心理问题提供了潜在的临床价值.
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