Middle Cerebral Artery Ischemic Stroke and COVID-19: a Case Report

Overview

Journal J Neurovirol

Publisher Springer

Specialties Microbiology
Neurology

Date 2020 Sep 9

PMID 32901391

Citations 4

Authors

Guido Bigliardi

Ludovico Ciolli

Giada Giovannini

Laura Vandelli

Maria Luisa DellAcqua

Giuseppe Maria Borzi

Livio Picchetto

Francesca Rosafio

Riccardo Ricceri

Stefano Meletti

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Abstract

We present a clinical case of a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection and respiratory symptoms, complicated with a pro-thrombotic state involving multiple vascular territories and concomitant interleukin-6 increase. This case underlines the possibility to develop a COVID-19-related coagulopathy.

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