olving microvessels. The underlying mechanisms, which include direct and indirect penetration of the virus to the central nervous system and systemic cardiorespiratory complications, are yet to be elucidated, and a direct correlation with SARS-CoV-2 infection remains uncertain.

Introduction
Neurological manifestations have been observed in a relevant proportion of patients with COVID-19 [1] with different magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) patterns [2]. We report the case of a patient with severe neurological complications and brain MRI evidence of multiple supratentorial areas of restricted diffusion at diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), consistent with acute ischem