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COVID-19 Infection and Recurrent Stroke in Young Patients With Protein S Deficiency: A Case Report
Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 infection potentializes the prothrombotic effect and vascular inflammation by accentuating protein S deficit. The place of steroids seems justifiable in the presence of symptoms of vasculitis in brain imaging.
Source: The Neurologist - November 1, 2021 Category: Neurology Tags: Case Report/Case Series Source Type: research

Refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia with concomitant acute cerebral infarction in a child: A case report and literature review
We present a 7-year-old boy with severe M pneumoniae pneumonia who developed impaired consciousness, aphasia, and reduced limb muscle power 7 days postadmission. Diagnoses: Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia with concomitant acute cerebral infarction. Interventions: The patient recovered with aggressive antibiotic therapy, antiinflammation therapy with methylprednisolone, and gamma immunoglobulin and anticoagulation therapy with aspirin and low molecular weight heparin along with rehabilitation training. Outcomes: At 8 days postadmission, his consciousness was improved and at the 6-month follow-up visit, his muscle p...
Source: Medicine - March 1, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Clinical Case Report Source Type: research