Abstract:Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Wuhan, China in 2019, there have been increasing reports of large vessel thrombosis and associated embolic stroke in patients with COVID-19 infection. The pathogenesis is thought to be multifactorial, including angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptor-mediated endothelial damage, rupture of atherosclerotic plaques, cytokine-storm induced-inflammation, and hypercoagulability. Here, we present a case of an otherwise-healthy COVID-19 patient who developed a right common carot… Show more
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