Open AccessIncreased incidence of stroke in postCovid patients: a literature review
Author(s) -
Andressa Schmidt do Nascimento,
Letícia Karen Rodrigues de Souza,
Ana Maria Ramos Miranda,
Jade Menezes Maia,
Daniele Sutherland W. Rizziolli,
Mara Iza Alves Silva,
Karine Gomes Bandeira Desteffani,
Cristiane dos Santos Lima,
Priscylla Celeste Milhomem Silva Fecury,
Lílian Coelho Heringer Diniz
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5327/1516-3180.156
Subject(s) - stroke (engine) , incidence (geometry) , medicine , pandemic , covid-19 , pediatrics , coronavirus , emergency medicine , disease , mechanical engineering , physics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , optics , engineering
Background: Stroke causes severe damage to the brain, with prevalence in the elderly. Experts realized that infection by COVID-19 causes neurological problems, with cases of individuals diagnosed with stroke having also tested positive for Sars-CoV2, under 50 years of age. Objectives: To assess the increased incidence of stroke in post-covid-19 patients. Methods: This is a literature review, covering results on COVID-19 and stroke, from the last 2 years, with the descriptors “Coronavirus infections” and “Stroke.” 10 articles were selected in English and Portuguese from SCIELO and PUBMED. Results: There was an increase in the incidence of stroke in POST-COVID patients, pointing out that while a single health system identified five cases of these in a period of two weeks, in patients under 50 years of age; in other periods before the pandemic, approximately 0.7 strokes occurred over a twoweek interval in individuals under 50 years old, strengthening this hypothesis. Conclusions: Therefore, coronavirus infection causes neurological complications such as stroke. Thus, the performance of a multiprofessional team attentive to clinical and laboratory manifestations minimizes the risks of stroke.