Ruptured cerebral aneurysms in COVID-19 patients: A review of literature with case examples

CONCLUSION: COVID-19 effect on cerebral aneurysms requires future studies to clearly delineate correlation, however, hypercytokinemia and a hyperinflammatory state are strongly implicated to cause degenerative vascular changes that may predispose patients to cerebral aneurysm formation, change in size or morphology, and resultant aneurysm rupture.PMID:34084615 | PMC:PMC8168707 | DOI:10.25259/SNI_214_2021

Source: Surgical Neurology International - June 4, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Brian Fiani James B Fowler Ryan Arthur Figueras Keon Hessamian Nathan Mercado Olivia Vukcevich Manpreet Kaur Singh Source Type: research