Middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke and COVID-19: a case report

Guido Bigliardi; Ludovico Ciolli; Giada Giovannini; Laura Vandelli; Maria Luisa Dell'Acqua; Giuseppe Maria Borzì; Livio Picchetto; Francesca Rosafio; Riccardo Ricceri; Stefano Meletti

doi:10.1007/s13365-020-00898-1

Middle cerebral artery ischemic stroke and COVID-19: a case report

J Neurovirol. 2020 Dec;26(6):967-969. doi: 10.1007/s13365-020-00898-1. Epub 2020 Sep 8.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Stroke Unit - Neurology Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy. [email protected].
² Stroke Unit - Neurology Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, Ospedale Civile di Baggiovara, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy.
³ Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy.

Abstract

We present a clinical case of a patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection and respiratory symptoms, complicated with a pro-thrombotic state involving multiple vascular territories and concomitant interleukin-6 increase. This case underlines the possibility to develop a COVID-19-related coagulopathy.

Keywords: COVID; Coagulopathy; IL-6; SARS-CoV-2; Stroke.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / complications*
Humans
Infarction, Middle Cerebral Artery / virology*
Male
Middle Aged
SARS-CoV-2