Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis as a Presentation of COVID-19
Author(s) -
Christopher J. Hughes,
Thomas E. Nichols,
Martin M. Pike,
Christian P Subbe,
Salah Elghenzai
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of case reports in internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 2284-2594
DOI - 10.12890/2020_001691
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , cerebral venous sinus thrombosis , presentation (obstetrics) , venous thrombosis , thrombosis , weakness , coronavirus , guillain barre syndrome , cardiology , pediatrics , disease , radiology , surgery , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Thrombotic events may be the initial presenting symptom of COVID-19.These thrombotic events include stroke, venous thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism and cardiac complications.Clinicians should carefully consider the risk of thrombosis in patients positive for COVID-19, including prophylaxis and treatment beyond discharge.
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