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Stroke patients with COVID-19 have increased inflammation, stroke severity and death
(University of Alabama at Birmingham) Stroke patients who also have COVID-19 showed increased systemic inflammation, a more serious stroke severity and a much higher rate of death, compared to stroke patients who did not have COVID-19, according a retrospective, observational, cross-sectional study of 60 ischemic stroke patients admitted to UAB Hospital between late March and early May 2020.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 17, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Colds, flu may temporarily increase stroke risk in kids
(American Academy of Neurology) Stroke is very rare in children, but colds, flu and other minor infections may temporarily increase stroke risk in children, according to a study published in the Sept. 30, 2015, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study also found routine childhood vaccines may decrease the risk of stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 30, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Stroke risk higher after shingles, but antiviral drugs may provide protection
(Infectious Diseases Society of America) Patients' risk of stroke significantly increased following the first signs of shingles, but antiviral drugs appeared to offer some protection, according to a new study in Clinical Infectious Diseases, now available online. People with shingles, an often painful skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox, had a higher stroke risk in the first six months after shingles symptoms appeared; this risk was particularly increased in patients with a rash near their eyes, the study found.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - April 3, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

American College of Cardiology urges heart attack, stroke patients to seek medical help
(American College of Cardiology) Through its CardioSmart patient initiative, the American College of Cardiology has issued guidance to encourage patients experiencing a heart attack or stroke to call 911. While hospitals across the United States are experiencing an influx of COVID-19 patients, clinicians are reportedly seeing fewer patients going to emergency rooms for heart attack or stroke. Experts worry that patients who need critical care are delaying their treatment over concerns about the novel coronavirus.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - April 17, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Stroke evaluations drop by nearly 40% during COVID-19 pandemic
(Washington University School of Medicine) A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found that stroke evaluations fell by nearly 40% during a period of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggesting that many stroke patients are not seeking potentially life-saving medical treatment.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 8, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

MU Health Care neurologist publishes guidance related to COVID-19 and stroke care
(University of Missouri-Columbia) A University of Missouri Health Care neurologist has published more than 40 new recommendations for evaluating and treating stroke patients based on international research examining the link between stroke and novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 14, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

New study: Stroke patients are significantly delaying treatment amid COVID-19
(Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery) New research published today in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS) shows ischemic stroke patients are arriving to hospitals and treatment centers an average of 160 minutes later during the COVID-19 pandemic, as compared with a similar timeframe in 2019. These delays, say stroke surgeons from the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), are impacting both survival and recovery.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 28, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Study: Colds may temporarily increase stroke risk in children
(American Academy of Neurology) A new study suggests that colds and other minor infections may temporarily increase stroke risk in children. The study is published in the Aug. 20, 2014, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - August 20, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Teenager with stroke symptoms actually had Lyme disease
(American College of Emergency Physicians) A Swiss teenager, recently returned home from a discotheque, came to the emergency department with classic sudden symptoms of stroke, only to be diagnosed with Lyme disease. The highly unusual case presentation was published online last Thursday in Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - March 2, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Loyola Medicine neurologist calls for broad changes in stroke care during COVID-19
(Loyola University Health System) Broad modifications to current standards for treating acute stroke patients during the COVID-19 pandemic may be needed to preserve health care resources, limit disease spread and ensure optimal care, according to a Loyola Medicine neurologist.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 7, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

COVID-19 patients may have lower stroke rates than previously suggested
(NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine) Fewer people than previously reported suffer from stroke as a result of COVID-19, a new analysis finds. However, strokes that accompany the pandemic virus, SARS-CoV-2, appear to be more severe.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - May 20, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Research shows COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for acute ischemic stroke
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) COVID-19 infection is significantly associated with strokes, and patients with COVID-19 should undergo more aggressive monitoring for stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 25, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Risk of ischemic stroke in patients with COVID-19 compared with influenza
(JAMA Network) This observational study compares the rate of ischemic stroke among patients with COVID-19 compared with influenza in two New York hospitals.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 2, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Increase in delirium, rare brain inflammation and stroke linked to COVID-19
(University College London) Neurological complications of Covid-19 can include delirium, brain inflammation, stroke and nerve damage, finds a new UCL and UCLH-led study, published in the journal Brain.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - July 7, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Stroke scans could reveal COVID-19 infection
(King's College London) New research from King's College London has found that COVID-19 may be diagnosed on the same emergency scans intended to diagnose stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - September 17, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

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