COVID-19-related strokes in adults below 55 years of age: a case series.

Farzad AshrafiAlireza ZaliDavood OmmiMehri SalariAlireza FatemiMehran Arab-AhmadiBehdad BehnamArash AzhidehMohammad VahidiMaryam Yousefi-AslReza Jalili KhoshnoodSoroor Advani

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2020)

Stroke may be unrelated to age and the extent of lung involvement. However, different factors may play roles in co-occurrence of stroke and COVID-19 and its outcome. Future studies with long-term follow-up and more cases are needed to assess prognostic factors.

Keyphrases

prognostic factors
coronavirus disease
sars cov
atrial fibrillation
current status
cerebral ischemia
brain injury