Stroke in COVID-19 and Pregnancy: A Case Report.
Mylana Dandara Pereira GamaJosé Ronaldo Lessa Angelo JúniorCarolina da Cunha-CorreiaPublished in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2021)
Neurological manifestations add prognostic severity to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Here, we report a case of a pregnant patient with COVID-19 that progressed with neurological complications. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed cerebral ischemic insults associated with cortical laminar necrosis, in addition to an intraparenchymal brain hematoma. The mechanisms of vascular injury may have multifactorial origins and result in complex radiological presentations. Since stroke associated with pregnancy is one of the main causes of long-term disability in women, accurate identification of cerebrovascular events may potentially reduce sequelae.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- cerebral ischemia
- sars cov
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pregnancy outcomes
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- atrial fibrillation
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- pregnant women
- preterm birth
- blood brain barrier
- brain injury
- multiple sclerosis
- computed tomography
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- white matter
- high resolution
- risk factors
- ischemia reperfusion injury
- contrast enhanced
- oxidative stress
- magnetic resonance
- mass spectrometry
- metabolic syndrome