COVID-19 Is an Independent Risk Factor for Acute Ischemic Stroke [ADULT BRAIN]

CONCLUSIONS:
We demonstrated that COVID-19 infection is significantly associated with imaging confirmation of acute ischemic stroke, and patients with COVID-19 should undergo more aggressive monitoring for stroke.

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - August 11, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Belani, P., Schefflein, J., Kihira, S., Rigney, B., Delman, B. N., Mahmoudi, K., Mocco, J., Majidi, S., Yeckley, J., Aggarwal, A., Lefton, D., Doshi, A. H. Tags: ADULT BRAIN Source Type: research