Stroke in COVID-19 and Pregnancy: A Case Report

• 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

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.