Characteristics of ischaemic stroke associated with COVID-19

Rahma Beyrouti¹, Matthew E Adams², Laura Benjamin^{3

4}, Hannah Cohen⁵, Simon F Farmer⁶, Yee Yen Goh⁶, Fiona Humphries¹, Hans Rolf Jäger^{2

7}, Nicholas A Losseff^{1

8}, Richard J Perry^{1

4}, Sachit Shah², Robert J Simister^{1

4}, David Turner¹, Arvind Chandratheva^#^{1

4}, David J Werring^#^{9

4}

Affiliations

¹ Comprehensive Stroke Service, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, London, UK.
² Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, London, UK.
³ Brain Infections Group, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
⁴ Stroke Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
⁵ Hemostasis Research Unit, Department of Hematology, University College London, London, UK.
⁶ Department of Neurology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, London, UK.
⁷ Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, London, UK.
⁸ Cleveland Clinic, Grosvenor Place, London SW1 X7HY, United Kingdom.
⁹ Comprehensive Stroke Service, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, London, UK d.werring@ucl.ac.uk.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 32354768
PMCID: PMC7231545
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-323586

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Characteristics of ischaemic stroke associated with COVID-19

Rahma Beyrouti et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;91(8):889-891.

doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-323586. Epub 2020 Apr 30.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Comprehensive Stroke Service, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, London, UK.
² Lysholm Department of Neuroradiology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, London, UK.
³ Brain Infections Group, Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK.
⁴ Stroke Research Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK.
⁵ Hemostasis Research Unit, Department of Hematology, University College London, London, UK.
⁶ Department of Neurology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, London, UK.
⁷ Department of Brain Repair and Rehabilitation, University College London Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, London, UK.
⁸ Cleveland Clinic, Grosvenor Place, London SW1 X7HY, United Kingdom.
⁹ Comprehensive Stroke Service, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, London, UK d.werring@ucl.ac.uk.

^# Contributed equally.

PMID: 32354768
PMCID: PMC7231545
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp-2020-323586

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Keywords: infectious diseases; stroke.

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Competing interests: DJW has received personal fees from Bayer, Alnylam and Portola, outside the submitted work

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COVID-19 and ischemic stroke: Should we systematically look for lupus anticoagulant and antiphospholipid antibodies?
Aubignat M, Godefroy O. Aubignat M, et al. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2020 Jun;176(6):505-506. doi: 10.1016/j.neurol.2020.05.001. Epub 2020 May 8. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2020. PMID: 32409176 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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