Intraluminal carotid thrombosis and acute ischemic stroke associated with COVID-19

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COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has a diverse constellation of neurological manifestations that include encephalopathy, stroke, Guillain-Barré syndrome, myelitis, and encephalitis. Intraluminal carotid thrombi (ILT) are infrequent lesions seen in only 1.6% of patients with acute ischemic stroke. Underlying atherosclerosis is the most common lesion associated with ILT formation. However, with COVID-19, we have encountered ILT in patients without significant atherosclerotic disease. The endothelial inflammation and hypercoagulable state associated with COVID-19 pose a risk of arterial and venous thromboembolism and could have contributed to this presentation although the exact pathophysiology and optimal treatment of ILT in COVID-19 remain elusive. Herein, we present a series of ischemic stroke patients with carotid ILT in the setting of a recent SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:268

Enthalten in:

Journal of neurology - 268(2021), 12 vom: 29. Dez., Seite 4443-4447

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hamouda, Diaa [VerfasserIn]
Jillella, Dinesh V [VerfasserIn]
Bhatt, Nirav [VerfasserIn]
Koneru, Sitara [VerfasserIn]
Frankel, Michael R [VerfasserIn]
Nogueira, Raul G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Acute stroke
COVID-19
Carotid thrombus
Intraluminal thrombus
Ischemic stroke
Journal Article

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Date Completed 04.11.2021

Date Revised 18.08.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00415-021-10562-1

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NLM324673981