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Carotid free-floating thrombus in COVID-19: a cerebrovascular disorder of cytokine storm-related immunothrombosis
ConclusionsCOVID-19-induced immunothrombosis possibly played a significant pathogenic role in CFFT.
Source: Neurological Sciences - May 13, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Carotid free-floating thrombus during COVID-19 vaccine era: causality or not?
AbstractCarotid free-floating thrombus (FFT) is very rarely diagnosed in patients with acute ischemic stroke. It is a real clinical emergency due to the significant risk of death associated with thromboembolic complications. Herein, we present three patients with ischemic stroke caused by carotid FFT after less than 20  days from administration of mRNA vaccine BNT162b1 (Pfizer/BioNTech) for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome—CoronaVirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). To our knowledge, these are the first cases reporting carotid FTT following SARS-CoV-2 vaccination.
Source: Neurological Sciences - August 3, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Stroke admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single-center retrospective analysis
ConclusionThese findings reflect changing patient attitudes during the COVID-19 pandemic or the success of health system and public health campaigns to reassure patients about the safety of seeking emergency care when needed, not only for more severe stroke symptoms.
Source: Neurological Sciences - June 20, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Acute ischemic stroke and COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: a comparative study of frequency and risk factors before and during SARS-CoV-2 era
ConclusionsHospital admissions for AIS decreased in the COVID-19 pandemic, mostly during months of higher incidences of new COVID-19 cases. When the incidence of admissions diminished, an increase in the severity of AIS was observed, characterized by larger areas. These findings might contribute to other similar referral centers in managing public policies related to stroke.
Source: Neurological Sciences - February 9, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

In-hospital and out-of-hospital stroke in patients with COVID-19: two different diseases?
ConclusionsPatients with stroke and COVID-19 had higher mortality compared to patients without COVID-19. Among patients with COVID-19 those with out-of-hospital stroke had better outcome and fewer blood test abnormalities compared to patients with in-hospital stroke.
Source: Neurological Sciences - January 22, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Acute telestroke evaluations during the COVID-19 pandemic
This study is a retrospective database review of all telestroke requests at one academic vascular neurology center telestroke network with seven remote sites in the USA between March 15 and April 30, 2020. Data were compared with historical cohort spanning same time frame in 2019 using parametric or nonparametric methods as appropriate. Among telestroke requests, characteristics of age, gender, race/ethnicity, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), primary diagnosis of AIS or transient ischemic attack (TIA), and number of patients receiving intravenous alteplase (IV-rtPA) and endovascular therapy (ET) were rec...
Source: Neurological Sciences - January 22, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Neurological emergency at the COVID-19 pandemic: report from a referral hospital in Eastern Piedmont, Italy
We described how the flow of neurological emergencies was affected by the pandemic impact.MethodsWe analyzed accesses to the Emergency Department (ED) of the “Maggiore della Carità” Hospital, Piedmont, Italy, during a period of 8 months (COVID time; March to May 2020 and October 2020 to February 2021) and analyzed the admissions to the Neurology Unit and the underlying diagnosis. We also evaluated potential changes in the treatment of acute ischemi c stroke in the same period. These variables were compared with two equivalent periods of time (2019–2020; 2018–2019).ResultsDuring the COVID time, there was a clear-c...
Source: Neurological Sciences - January 18, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Neurological toll of COVID-19
AbstractThe first case of coronavirus illness was discovered in Wuhan, China, in January 2020 and quickly spread worldwide within the next couple of months. The condition was initially only linked with respiratory disorders. After the evolution of various variants of the SARS-CoV-2, the critical impact of the virus spread to multiple organs and soon, neurological disorder manifestations started to appear in the infected patients. The review is focused on the manifestation of various neurological disorders linked with both the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system. Disorders such as cytokine release syndrome,...
Source: Neurological Sciences - January 16, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Focal neurological deficits from multiple thromboembolic stroke complicating COVID-19 and limitations of stroke management during outbreak in Korea
Source: Neurological Sciences - August 25, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Alexia without agraphia in a post COVID-19 patient with left-hemisphere ischemic stroke
Source: Neurological Sciences - May 27, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

The relationship between COVID-19 ’s severity and ischemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis
ConclusionsThis meta-analysis shows that the severe course of COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk of acute ischemic stroke.
Source: Neurological Sciences - May 5, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Stroke management during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: experience from three regions of the north east of Italy (Veneto, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Trentino-Alto-Adige)
ConclusionsOur study confirmed a decrease in admission rate of stroke patients in a large area of northern Italy during the lockdown period, especially during the first dramatic phase. Overall, there was no decrease in thrombolysis rate, confirming an effect of emergency care system for stroke patients. Instead, the significant decrease in thrombectomy rate during lockdown addresses some considerations of local and regional stroke networks during COVID-19 pandemic evolution.
Source: Neurological Sciences - March 4, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures on the local stroke network
DiscussionOur observational study, involving hub-and-spoke stroke network of a wide regional area, indicates that the COVID-19 outbreak impacted on the acute stroke management. This impact was equally observed in hub as well as in spoke centers.
Source: Neurological Sciences - January 15, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Stroke and digital technology: a wake-up call from COVID-19 pandemic
ConclusionThe global emergency represented by the COVID-19 pandemic can be the stimulus to accelerate the digitalization process in the field of stroke for the use of new methods on a large scale.
Source: Neurological Sciences - January 12, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Neurological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019: exploring past to understand present
AbstractSARS-CoV-2 infection, resulting in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has significantly affected the entire world. It was labelled a pandemic by World Health Organization. Although it commonly produces respiratory symptoms, neurological features have been described. Neurological manifestations may vary from non-specific symptoms such as headache, dizziness, myalgia and/or fatigue, olfactory or taste dysfunction to specific syndromes including meningitis, stroke, acute transverse myelitis and Guillain-Barre syndrome. This review describes potential pathogenetic mechanisms and neurological manifestations of COVID-1...
Source: Neurological Sciences - January 11, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

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