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Stroke in COVID-19 and Pregnancy: A Case Report

Overview
Journal Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
Specialty Tropical Medicine
Date 2021 Aug 25
PMID 34431948
Citations 3
Authors
Mylana Dandara Pereira Gama
Jose Ronaldo Lessa Angelo Junior
Carolina da Cunha-Correia
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Abstract

Neurological manifestations add prognostic severity to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Here, we report a case of a pregnant patient with COVID-19 that progressed with neurological complications. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed cerebral ischemic insults associated with cortical laminar necrosis, in addition to an intraparenchymal brain hematoma. The mechanisms of vascular injury may have multifactorial origins and result in complex radiological presentations. Since stroke associated with pregnancy is one of the main causes of long-term disability in women, accurate identification of cerebrovascular events may potentially reduce sequelae.

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