Large vessel stroke in six patients following SARS-CoV-2 infection: a retrospective case study series of acute thrombotic complications on stable underlying atherosclerotic disease.

Bertrand LapergueA LyoubiElena MeseguerI AvramC DenierLaura VendittiA ConsoliA GuedonE HoudartD Weisenburger-LileM PiotinB MaierM ObadiaT D E Broucker

Published in: European journal of neurology (2020)

Our study should alert clinicians to scrutinize any new onset of ischaemic stroke during COVID-19 infection, mainly in patients with vascular risk factors or underlying atherosclerotic lesions.

Keyphrases

risk factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
atrial fibrillation
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
liver failure
respiratory failure
drug induced
hepatitis b virus
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
mechanical ventilation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation