Artery of Percheron infarction associated with COVID-19 in the young adult.
J Neurovirol
; 27(6): 951-953, 2021 12.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1499531
ABSTRACT
The artery of Percheron is a small vessel whose occlusion causes bilateral paramedian thalamic and rostral midbrain stroke. COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for acute small vessel ischemic stroke. We presented the case of a young adult patient with infarction in the artery of Percheron territory as a presenting feature of COVID-19. Artery of Percheron infarction is a neurodiagnostic challenge in emergency during COVID-19 pandemic.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Young adult
Language:
English
Journal:
J Neurovirol
Journal subject:
Neurology
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Virology
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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