Acute Ischemic Stroke- A presenting feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection

Acute Ischemic Stroke- A presenting feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection

The ongoing pandemic caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now a global concern. Although SARS-CoV-2 primarily involves lung, there are emerging data on involvement of heart, brain, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, liver and others. Amongst neurological manifestations, acute stroke, encephalit...

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Main Authors: Shrebash Paul, SM Mahbubur Rahman, Forhad Uddin Hassan Chowdhury, Md Rafiqul Alam, Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University 2021-07-01
Series:Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
Subjects:
COVID-19, Acute stroke, RT-PCR, Bangladesh
Online Access:https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BSMMUJ/article/view/54684
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spelling doaj-17a56a737e54462fafd973e96daa53542021-07-07T13:29:20ZengBangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical UniversityBangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal2074-29082224-77502021-07-0114310.3329/bsmmuj.v14i3.54684Acute Ischemic Stroke- A presenting feature of SARS-CoV-2 infectionShrebash Paul0SM Mahbubur Rahman1Forhad Uddin Hassan Chowdhury2Md Rafiqul Alam3Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury4Department of Internal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Medicine, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, BangladeshDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh The ongoing pandemic caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now a global concern. Although SARS-CoV-2 primarily involves lung, there are emerging data on involvement of heart, brain, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, liver and others. Amongst neurological manifestations, acute stroke, encephalitis and GBS are reported. Here we describe two RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infected patients presented with acute ischemic stroke. The possible background mechanisms are arterial thrombosis due to hypercoagulability, direct and immune-mediated neuronal damage, viral vasculopathy, cardio-embolism etc. BSMMU J 2021; 14 (COVID -19 Supplement): 60-63 https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BSMMUJ/article/view/54684COVID-19, Acute stroke, RT-PCR, Bangladesh
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author Shrebash Paul
SM Mahbubur Rahman
Forhad Uddin Hassan Chowdhury
Md Rafiqul Alam
Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury
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SM Mahbubur Rahman
Forhad Uddin Hassan Chowdhury
Md Rafiqul Alam
Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury
Acute Ischemic Stroke- A presenting feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
COVID-19, Acute stroke, RT-PCR, Bangladesh
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SM Mahbubur Rahman
Forhad Uddin Hassan Chowdhury
Md Rafiqul Alam
Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury
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title Acute Ischemic Stroke- A presenting feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection
title_short Acute Ischemic Stroke- A presenting feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection
title_full Acute Ischemic Stroke- A presenting feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection
title_fullStr Acute Ischemic Stroke- A presenting feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection
title_full_unstemmed Acute Ischemic Stroke- A presenting feature of SARS-CoV-2 infection
title_sort acute ischemic stroke- a presenting feature of sars-cov-2 infection
publisher Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
series Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal
issn 2074-2908
2224-7750
publishDate 2021-07-01
description The ongoing pandemic caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is now a global concern. Although SARS-CoV-2 primarily involves lung, there are emerging data on involvement of heart, brain, kidney, gastrointestinal tract, liver and others. Amongst neurological manifestations, acute stroke, encephalitis and GBS are reported. Here we describe two RT-PCR confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infected patients presented with acute ischemic stroke. The possible background mechanisms are arterial thrombosis due to hypercoagulability, direct and immune-mediated neuronal damage, viral vasculopathy, cardio-embolism etc. BSMMU J 2021; 14 (COVID -19 Supplement): 60-63
topic COVID-19, Acute stroke, RT-PCR, Bangladesh
url https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BSMMUJ/article/view/54684
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