Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Stroke: Clinical Manifestations and Pathophysiological Insights in a Brazilian Stroke Center
Francisco Tomaz Meneses de Oliveira,
Rubens Jose Gagliardi
Abstract:Introduction: More than three years into the ongoing pandemic, cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs), commonly known as strokes,have been extensively documented as a potential complication of COVID-19. Methods: Between the first and second epidemiologicalwaves of deaths, our service recorded 1,461 cases of acute respiratory syndrome with positive tests for the COVID-19 virus.During the same period, 595 patients were reported with hospitalizations/complications related to cerebrovascular syndromes.The study included… Show more
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