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Ischaemic stroke due to basilar artery occlusion in a puerperal patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection
CONCLUSION: Severe SARS-CoV-2 disease results in a prothrombotic state that correlates with the prognosis of the disease. The last trimester of pregnancy and the puerperium are known prothrombotic risk factors. Recommendations for anticoagulation management in pregnant patients with COVID-19 are based on limited evidence. This is the first case to be published in Spain involving cerebral arterial thrombosis in a pregnant patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection.PMID:35866535 | DOI:10.33588/rn.7504.2021373
Source: Revista de Neurologia - July 22, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: M G ómez-Martí V Bosch ín F Puchades A Cerd án A Cunquero F Sanz J J Tamarit Source Type: research

Acute Stroke Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Reduction in the Number of Admissions of Elderly Patients and Increase in Prehospital Delays
Conclusion: We observed a reduction in the number of acute strokes and TIAs admitted during the COVID-19 period. This drop affected especially elderly patients, and despite a delay in their arrival to the emergency department, the proportion of patients treated with recanalization therapies was preserved.Cerebrovasc Dis
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 17, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

The interplay between COVID 19 and non-communicable diseases
Since the coronavirus designated as COVID-19 emerged as a global pathogen in late 2019, there has been rapid spread across the globe. After originating in China, several high-income countries such as Italy, Spain, United States, and the United Kingdom have had high case prevalence and high levels of mortality.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - June 30, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Seemant Chaturvedi, Philip Gorelick Source Type: research