COVID-19: patients with stroke or risk of stroke

Hans-Christoph Diener; Peter Berlit; Jaime Masjuan

doi:10.1093/eurheartj/suaa174

COVID-19: patients with stroke or risk of stroke

Eur Heart J Suppl. 2020 Dec 23;22(Suppl Pt t):P25-P28. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/suaa174. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Authors

Hans-Christoph Diener¹, Peter Berlit², Jaime Masjuan³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology (IMIBE) Faculty of Medicine, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, Essen, 45147, Germany.
² German Society of Neurology, Reinhardtstr. 27 C, Berlin, 10117, Germany.
³ Departamento de Medicina, Universidad de Alcalá, Red INVICTUS, Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain.

Abstract

In the context of COVID-19 infection, 0.5-2% of affected patients will suffer a stroke. The strokes are usually severe with an unfavourable prognosis. Most patients suffer from occlusion of the large brain-supplying arteries caused by the COVID-19 induced coagulation disorders. In the context of COVID-19 infection, there has been a dramatic temporary decrease in the number of stroke patients treated in stroke units.

Keywords: COVID-19; Intracerebral haemorrhage; Pathophysiology; Stroke.