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

Background: 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...

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Main Authors: Hisham Elkhider, Faisal Ibrahim, Rohan Sharma, Sen Sheng, Madhu Jasti, Mitesh Lotia, Nidhi Kapoor, Sanjeeva Onteddu, Sajjad Mueed, Hesham Allam, Krishna Nalleballe
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266635462030137X
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spelling doaj-80d19ee089ac4858a3bdd61faab10a182021-06-10T04:57:58ZengElsevierBrain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health2666-35462020-12-019100172COVID-19 and stroke, a case series and review of literatureHisham Elkhider0Faisal Ibrahim1Rohan Sharma2Sen Sheng3Madhu Jasti4Mitesh Lotia5Nidhi Kapoor6Sanjeeva Onteddu7Sajjad Mueed8Hesham Allam9Krishna Nalleballe10Department of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA; Corresponding author.Department of Neurology, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie, MD, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USADepartment of Neurology, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USADepartment of Neurology, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USADepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USABackground: 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. Methodology: We analyzed patient characteristics, clinical outcomes, laboratory results and imaging results of four patients with COVID-19 who had AIS. Results: All four patients were =< 60 years, had hypoxemic respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia, elevated D-dimer and inflammatory markers. Conclusion: Ischemic strokes are known complications in patients with severe COVID-19.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266635462030137XStrokeCovid-19
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author Hisham Elkhider
Faisal Ibrahim
Rohan Sharma
Sen Sheng
Madhu Jasti
Mitesh Lotia
Nidhi Kapoor
Sanjeeva Onteddu
Sajjad Mueed
Hesham Allam
Krishna Nalleballe
spellingShingle Hisham Elkhider
Faisal Ibrahim
Rohan Sharma
Sen Sheng
Madhu Jasti
Mitesh Lotia
Nidhi Kapoor
Sanjeeva Onteddu
Sajjad Mueed
Hesham Allam
Krishna Nalleballe
COVID-19 and stroke, a case series and review of literature
Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
Stroke
Covid-19
author_facet Hisham Elkhider
Faisal Ibrahim
Rohan Sharma
Sen Sheng
Madhu Jasti
Mitesh Lotia
Nidhi Kapoor
Sanjeeva Onteddu
Sajjad Mueed
Hesham Allam
Krishna Nalleballe
author_sort Hisham Elkhider
title COVID-19 and stroke, a case series and review of literature
title_short COVID-19 and stroke, a case series and review of literature
title_full COVID-19 and stroke, a case series and review of literature
title_fullStr COVID-19 and stroke, a case series and review of literature
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 and stroke, a case series and review of literature
title_sort covid-19 and stroke, a case series and review of literature
publisher Elsevier
series Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health
issn 2666-3546
publishDate 2020-12-01
description Background: 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. Methodology: We analyzed patient characteristics, clinical outcomes, laboratory results and imaging results of four patients with COVID-19 who had AIS. Results: All four patients were =< 60 years, had hypoxemic respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia, elevated D-dimer and inflammatory markers. Conclusion: Ischemic strokes are known complications in patients with severe COVID-19.
topic Stroke
Covid-19
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266635462030137X
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