Pediatric stroke associated with a sedentary lifestyle during the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic: a case report on a 17-year-old.

Keng LamJonathan H LeePamela ChengZahra AjaniMorris M SalemNavdeep Sangha

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

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic-associated quarantine has led to a more sedentary lifestyle in teenagers. This may increase the risk for venous thromboembolism and a subsequent source of an ischemic stroke through a patent foramen ovale (PFO). Here, we report a pediatric stroke case likely due to these factors.

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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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atrial fibrillation
venous thromboembolism
coronavirus disease
metabolic syndrome
direct oral anticoagulants
weight loss
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
cerebral ischemia
blood brain barrier