Malignant Cerebral Ischemia in A COVID-19 Infected Patient: Case Review and Histopathological Findings
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for an unprecedented worldwide pandemic that has severely impacted the United States. As the pandemic continues, a growing body of evidence suggests that infected patients may develop significant coagulopathy with resultant thromboembolic complications including deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke. However, this data is limited and comes from recent small case series and observational studies on stroke types, mechanisms, and outcomes.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Smit D. Patel, Ryan Kollar, Patrick Troy, Xianyuan Song, Mohammad Khaled, Augusto Parra, Mubashir Pervez Source Type: research
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