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Ischemic stroke is a rare finding in COVID-19 infected patients: A case report

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Coronavirus has become a global pandemic and causing huge number of mortalities due to variety of complications. Presentations from COVID-19 infection vary from mild respiratory symptoms, fever, pulmonary embolism, heart attacks and neurological manifestations to deadly acute respiratory distress syndrome. A case of elderly patient who was diagnosed as having COVID-19 infection with mild symptoms who was then admitted in hospital for the treatment of COVID-19 infection and then developed a massive ischemic stroke during the hospital stay. Coronavirus disease can present with atypical features for which clinicians should be aware of; so that the diagnosis and treatment should not be delayed and patient can receive maximum benefit with special emphasis on anticoagulant therapy in minimal symptomatic infection.

Source: Journal of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University

DOI: 10.32593/jstmu/vol4.iss1.119

Authors: Anum Ashfaq, Muhammad Atif Beg, Irshad Khan, Tariq Hussain, Uzma Batool

Institution: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission

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: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W3192003646

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