COVID-19 Related Cerebrovascular Thromboembolic Complications in Three Young Patients

Autor: Khawaja Hassan Haroon, Ahmad Muhammad, Suhail Hussain, Satya Narayana Patro
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Neurology, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 321-328 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-680X
DOI: 10.1159/000511179
Popis: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral illness, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is currently affecting millions of people worldwide and is associated with coagulopathy, both in the venous and arterial systems. The proposed mechanism being excessive inflammation, platelet activation, endothelial dysfunction, and stasis. As an ongoing pandemic declared by WHO in March 2020, health systems worldwide are experiencing significant challenges with COVID-19-related complications. It has been noticed that patients with COVID-19 are at greater risk of thrombosis.
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