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ArticleBrain, behavior, & immunity - health2020

COVID-19 and stroke, a case series and review of literature.

Hisham Elkhider, Faisal Ibrahim, Rohan Sharma, Sen Sheng, Madhu Jasti, Mitesh Lotia, Nidhi Kapoor, Sanjeeva Onteddu, Sajjad Mueed, Hesham Allam and 1 more

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Article in Brain, behavior, & immunity - health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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11 authors.

Hisham ElkhiderDepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Faisal IbrahimDepartment of Neurology, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USA.
Rohan SharmaDepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Sen ShengDepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Madhu JastiDepartment of Neurology, University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie, MD, USA.
Mitesh LotiaDepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Nidhi KapoorDepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Sanjeeva OntedduDepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.
Sajjad MueedDepartment of Neurology, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USA.
Hesham AllamDepartment of Neurology, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USA.
Krishna NalleballeDepartment of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCorona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases continue to increase around the World. Typical symptoms include fever and respiratory illness but a constellation of multisystem involvement including central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS) have been reported with COVID-19. Acute ischemic strokes (AIS) have also been reported as a complication. METHODOLOGY: We analyzed patient characteristics, clinical outcomes, laboratory results and imaging results of four patients with COVID-19 who had AIS.

resultsAll four patients were =< 60 years, had hypoxemic respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia, elevated D-dimer and inflammatory markers.

conclusionIschemic strokes are known complications in patients with severe COVID-19.

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Covid-19Stroke

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PMID33173859
PMCPMC7641528

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