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COVID-19 and stroke, a case series and review of literature

Author(s) -

Hisham Elkhider,

Faisal Ibrahim,

Rohan Sharma,

Sen Sheng,

Madhu Jasti,

Mitesh Lotia,

Nidhi Kapoor,

Sanjeeva Onteddu,

Sajjad Mueed,

Hesham Allam,

Krishlleballe

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

brain behavior and immunity - health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2666-3546

DOI - 10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100172

Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , pneumonia , complication , stroke (engine) , respiratory system , central nervous system , disease , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , mechanical engineering , outbreak , engineering

BackgroundCorona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases continue to increase around the World. Typical symptoms include fever and respiratory illness but a constellation of multisystem involvement including central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) have been reported with COVID-19. Acute ischemic strokes (AIS) have also been reported as a complication.MethodologyWe analyzed patient characteristics, clinical outcomes, laboratory results and imaging results of four patients with COVID-19 who had AIS.ResultsAll four patients were =< 60 years , had hypoxemic respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia, elevated D-dimer and inflammatory markers.ConclusionIschemic strokes are known complications in patients with severe COVID-19.

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