Cerebral Venous Sinus Thromboses in Patients with SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Three Cases and a Review of the Literature

: Early studies suggest that acute cerebrovascular events may be common in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and may be associated with a high mortality rate. Most cerebrovascular events described have been ischemic strokes, but both intracerebral hemorrhage and rarely cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) have also been reported. The diagnosis of CVST can be elusive, with wide-ranging and nonspecific presenting symptoms that can include headache or altered sensorium alone.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 19, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Felix Nwajei, Pria Anand, Mohamad Abdalkader, Vanesa C. Andreu Arasa, Hugo J. Aparicio, Siavash Behbahani, Gioacchino Curiale, Ali Daneshmand, Hormuzdiyar Dasenbrock, Thomas Mayo, Asim Mian, Thanh Nguyen, Charlene Ong, J. Rafael Romero, Osamu Sakai, Court Source Type: research