Stroke in COVID-19 and Pregnancy: A Case Report

Abstract Neurological manifestations add prognostic severity to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Here, we report a case of a pregnant patient with COVID-19 that progressed with neurological complications. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed cerebral ischemic insults associated with cortical lamin...

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Published in:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors: Mylana Dandara Pereira Gama, José Ronaldo Lessa Angelo Júnior, Carolina da Cunha-Correia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2021
Subjects:
Coronavirus infections
Pregnancy
Cerebrovascular accident
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0301-2021
https://doaj.org/article/80a6f58587f44535b3c69834e58bc099
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Summary:Abstract Neurological manifestations add prognostic severity to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Here, we report a case of a pregnant patient with COVID-19 that progressed with neurological complications. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed cerebral ischemic insults associated with cortical laminar necrosis, in addition to an intraparenchymal brain hematoma. The mechanisms of vascular injury may have multifactorial origins and result in complex radiological presentations. Since stroke associated with pregnancy is one of the main causes of long-term disability in women, accurate identification of cerebrovascular events may potentially reduce sequelae.

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