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. 2020 Jun;35(5):318-322.
doi: 10.1016/j.nrl.2020.04.015. Epub 2020 May 6.

Stroke as a complication and prognostic factor of COVID-19

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J M Trejo-Gabriel-Galán  1
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Stroke as a complication and prognostic factor of COVID-19

[Article in English, Spanish]
J M Trejo-Gabriel-Galán. Neurologia (Engl Ed). 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Introduction: Contradictory data have been reported on the incidence of stroke in patients with COVID-19 and the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients with history of stroke.

Methods: This study systematically reviews case series reporting stroke as a complication of COVID-19, and analyses the prognosis of patients with COVID-19 and history of stroke. The pathophysiological mechanisms of stroke in patients with COVID-19 are also reviewed.

Conclusions: History of stroke increases the risk of death due to COVID-19 by 3 times. Stroke currently seems not to be one of the main complications of COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Cerebrovascular diseases; Coronavirus infection; Enfermedades cerebrovasculares; Infección coronavirus; SARS-CoV-2.

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