ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2020
COVID-19 Is an Independent Risk Factor for Acute Ischemic Stroke.
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- Risk of ischemic stroke in patients with COVID-19 infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Brain research bulletin · 2022Pooled it
- Stroke as a Neurological Complication of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Incidence, Outcomes and Predictors.Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association · 2021Pooled it
- COVID-19 and Cerebrovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review and Perspectives for Stroke Management.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Pooled it
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- COVID-19 Infection and Associated Outcomes in Patients with Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage: Analysis of National Inpatient Sample 2020-2022.Neurocritical care · 2025Article
- Role of NRP1/HDAC4/CREB/RIPK1 Axis in SARS-CoV2 S1 Spike Subunit-Induced Neuronal Toxicity.FASEB bioAdvances · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: A Retrospective Monocenter Analysis.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Article
- Imbalanced VWF-ADAMTS13 axis contributes to the detrimental impact of a preceding respiratory tract infection on stroke.Blood advances · 2025Article
- Influence of the Covid-19 pandemic on cerebrovascular diseases in the Sao Paulo region of Brazil.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- Spatial-temporal variations of stroke mortality worldwide from 2000 to 2021.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Trends in Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization and Outcomes in the United States Pre- and Peri-COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Inpatient Sample Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Late pandemic COVID-19 positivity at the time of thrombectomy is associated with poor outcomes and tandem carotid pathology.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- SARS-CoV-2 infection of human pluripotent stem cell-derived vascular cells reveals smooth muscle cells as key mediators of vascular pathology during infection.Nature communications · 2024Article
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Abstract
background and purposeCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an active worldwide pandemic with diverse complications. Stroke as a presentation has not been strongly associated with COVID-19. The authors aimed to retrospectively review a link between COVID-19 and acute stroke. MATERIALS AND
methodsWe conducted a retrospective case-control study of 41 cases and 82 control subjects matched by age, sex, and risk factors. Cases were patients who underwent stroke alert imaging with confirmed acute stroke on imaging between March 16 and April 5, 2020, at 6 hospitals across New York City. Control subjects were those who underwent stroke alertimaging during the same timeframe without imaging evidence of acute infarction. Data pertaining to diagnosis of COVID-19 infection, patient demographics, and risk factors were collected. A univariate analysis was performed to assess the covariate effect of risk factors and COVID-19 status on stroke imaging with positive findings.
resultsThe mean age for cases and controls was 65.5 ± 15.3 years and 68.8 ± 13.2 years, respectively. Of patients with acute ischemic stroke, 46.3% had COVID-19 infection compared with 18.3% of controls (
conclusionsWe demonstrated that COVID-19 infection is significantly associated with imaging confirmation of acute ischemic stroke, and patients with COVID-19 should undergo more aggressive monitoring for stroke.
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