Cerebrovascular accidents indicative of COVID-19 infection: about 4 observations in Guinea.
Pan Afr Med J
; 35(Suppl 2): 65, 2020.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-886479
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Coronavirus is a virus with potential to target the nervous and respiratory systems. The aim of this work is to establish the prevalence of strokes in COVID19 positive patients in Guinea.METHODS:
All patients with stroke confirmed by brain imaging and COVID-positive PCR were included in this study. Retrospective patient data were obtained from medical records. Informed consent was obtained.RESULTS:
The RT-PCR confirmed the initial diagnosis and the chest CT scan provided a good diagnostic orientation. Brain imaging identified ischemic brain lesions. We report the case of four patients with stroke and a COVID-19 incidental finding in Guinea.CONCLUSION:
This work shows that the onset of ischemic stroke associated with COVID-19 is generally delayed, but can occur both early and late in the course of the disease. More attention is needed because the early symptoms of viral attack are not just pulmonary.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain Ischemia
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Ischemic Stroke
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
English
Journal:
Pan Afr Med J
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
PAMJ.SUPP.2020.35.2.23751
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