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Brain death in a child as a result of COVID ‐19‐associated acute stroke: The first case

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Cerebrovascular events associated with COVID-19 may be due to systemic inflammation and hypercoagulable state resulting from cytokine storm, post-infectious immune-mediated response and direct viral-induced endotheliitis or endotheliopathy. 1,2The reported incidence of stroke in COVID-19-hospitalised patients is 1.3-2.4%, 3,4and young adult patients in their 30s are also reported to have COVID-19-related stroke. 5,6ecently published case series and case reports revealed thromboembolic events in adult patients with 7 To our knowledge, there are no reported cases of paediatric patients suffering stroke and resultant brain death due to cerebral arterial thrombosis associated with COVID-19. Her, we present the case of a 7-year-old girl who suffered from a catastrophic intracranial arterial thromboembolic event.

Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

DOI: 10.1111/jpc.15421

Authors: Murat Kanğın, Mehmet N Talay, Şeyhmus Kavak, Caner Alparslan, Bahattin Sayınbatur, Asuman Akar, Ayten Semdinoglu

Institutions: Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi, Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Ministry of Health

Language: English

Topic: COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W3134502458

FWCI: 0.425

Cites: 10

Cited by: 5

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