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Hyperhomocysteinemia is related to large vessel occlusion in young patients with COVID-19: Two case reports.

Seyedehnarges TabatabaeeFatemeh RezaniaSevim SoleimaniZahra Mirzaasgari
Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)
Here, we report two cases of previously healthy young men with COVID-19 infection who developed acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion followed by secondary events concerning for a further thromboembolic event. We hypothesize that the hypercoagulable state related to COVID-19 exacerbated the underlying hereditary thrombophilia.
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