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

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 repor...

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Autores principales: Lam, Keng, Lee, Jonathan H., Cheng, Pamela, Ajani, Zahra, Salem, Morris M., Sangha, Navdeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2020
Materias:
Covid-19
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7592448/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33113054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04857-w
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Sumario: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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