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Multiple embolic stroke on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain in a COVID-19 case with persistent encephalopathy

The pulmonary manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are well known. The literature on neurological manifestations and complications in patients with COVID-19 has been increasing but is still sparse. At present,...

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Autores principales: Prasad, Apoorv, Kataria, Saurabh, Srivastava, Samiksha, Lakhani, Dhairya A., Sriwastava, Shitiz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7536517/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33038618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2020.09.010
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Sumario:The pulmonary manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection or coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are well known. The literature on neurological manifestations and complications in patients with COVID-19 has been increasing but is still sparse. At present, there are only a few reported case reports and clinical studies on neurological manifestations of COVID-19, of which ischemic stroke is one of the most common ones. Coagulopathy and vascular endothelial dysfunction have been proposed as the complications of COVID-19 which can ultimately lead to ischemic stroke. In this case report, we present a case of multifocal ischemic stroke in a patient with COVID-19. This patient had persistent encephalopathy and dysarthria after recovering from hypoxic respiratory failure and subsequently developed ischemic stroke in multiple vascular territories during hospital admission.