COVID-19 Respiratory Illness and Subsequent Cerebrovascular Events, the Initial Iranian Experience

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection has rapidly spread across the world, currently affecting more than 39 million people, leading to major societal, economical and health care system distruptions.1 Older adults and those with vascular co-morbidities are disproportionately affected.2,3 More than one third of patients who required intensive care unit admission had at least one underlying vascular risk factor.4 In addition to respiratory symptoms, COVID-19 infection can also lead to hematological and cardiac complications.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 6, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Behnam Sabayan, Mohsen Moghadami, Farhad Assarzadegan, Sahar Hojjat-Anasri Komachali, Leila Poordast, Zabihollah Babaeepour, Seyed Amir Ebrahimzadeh, Ava Hamidi, Zeinab Hasheminejad, Elahe Mohammadi-Vosough, Hamid Reza Mirkarimi, Sepideh Paybast, Nasrin R Source Type: research