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Cerebrovascular accidents indicative of COVID-19 infection: about 4 observations in Guinea
INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus is a virus with potential to target the nervous and respiratory systems. The aim of this work is to establish the prevalence of strokes in COVID19 positive patients in Guinea. METHODS: All patients with stroke confirmed by brain imaging and COVID-positive PCR were included...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7875781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33623589 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.supp.2020.35.2.23751 |
Sumario: | INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus is a virus with potential to target the nervous and respiratory systems. The aim of this work is to establish the prevalence of strokes in COVID19 positive patients in Guinea. METHODS: All patients with stroke confirmed by brain imaging and COVID-positive PCR were included in this study. Retrospective patient data were obtained from medical records. Informed consent was obtained. RESULTS: The RT-PCR confirmed the initial diagnosis and the chest CT scan provided a good diagnostic orientation. Brain imaging identified ischemic brain lesions. We report the case of four patients with stroke and a COVID-19 incidental finding in Guinea. CONCLUSION: This work shows that the onset of ischemic stroke associated with COVID-19 is generally delayed, but can occur both early and late in the course of the disease. More attention is needed because the early symptoms of viral attack are not just pulmonary. |
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