Middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke and COVID-19: a case report.

Guido BigliardiLudovico CiolliGiada GiovanniniLaura VandelliMaria Luisa Dell'AcquaGiuseppe Maria BorzìLivio PicchettoFrancesca RosafioRiccardo RicceriStefano Meletti

Published in: Journal of neurovirology (2020)

We present a clinical case of a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection and respiratory symptoms, complicated with a pro-thrombotic state involving multiple vascular territories and concomitant interleukin-6 increase. This case underlines the possibility to develop a COVID-19-related coagulopathy.

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