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

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

Hisham Elkhider, Faisal Ibrahim, Rohan Sharma, Sen Sheng, Madhu Jasti, Mitesh Lotia, Nidhi Kapoor, Sanjeeva Onteddu, Sajjad Mueed, Hesham Allam, Krishna Nalleballe

Corona 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. We analyzed patient characteristics, clinical outcomes, laboratory results and imaging results of four patients with COVID-19 who had AIS. All four patients were =< 60 years, had hypoxemic respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia, elevated D-dimer and inflammatory markers. Ischemic strokes are known complications in patients with severe COVID-19.

2020

covid-19, Stroke

10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100172

Brain, behavior, & immunity - health