Isolated Acute Cerebrovascular Involvement in COVID-19 without Fever and Respiratory Symptoms: An Indian Perspective

CONCLUSION: Isolated cerebrovascular involvement can be a presentation of COVID-19.Stroke severity and mortality is higher in COVID-19 with young strokes being no exemption. Development of fever was associated with clinical worsening. COVID-19 pandemic is far from over in India, such atypical presentations need to be recognized early and warrant stringent diagnostic protocols.PMID:34227776

Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - July 6, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: P V Sripadma Rajendra Singh Jain Arvind Vyas Bhawna Sharma Trilochan Srivastava Sourabh Murarka Piyush Saavaliya Jitesh Agrawal Kaavya Rao Source Type: research