COVID-19 Is an Independent Risk Factor for Acute Ischemic Stroke.
Puneet B BelaniJ ScheffleinShingo KihiraBrian RigneyBradley N DelmanKeon MahmoudiJ D MoccoShahram MajidiJ YeckleyA AggarwalD LeftonAmish DoshiPublished in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2020)
We demonstrated that COVID-19 infection is significantly associated with imaging confirmation of acute ischemic stroke, and patients with COVID-19 should undergo more aggressive monitoring for stroke.