Stroke as a complication and prognostic factor of COVID-19()

INTRODUCTION: Contradictory data have been reported on the incidence of stroke in patients with COVID-19 and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients with history of stroke. METHODS: This study systematically reviews case series reporting stroke as a complication of COVID-19, and analyses the...

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Autor principal: Trejo Gabriel y Galán, J.M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedad Española de Neurología. Published by Elsevier España, S.L.U. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7256525/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nrleng.2020.04.013
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Contradictory data have been reported on the incidence of stroke in patients with COVID-19 and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients with history of stroke. METHODS: This study systematically reviews case series reporting stroke as a complication of COVID-19, and analyses the prognosis of patients with COVID-19 and history of stroke. The pathophysiological mechanisms of stroke in patients with COVID-19 are also reviewed. CONCLUSIONS: History of stroke increases the risk of death due to COVID-19 by 3 times. Stroke currently seems not to be one of the main complications of COVID-19.

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