Acute Cerebral Stroke with Multiple Infarctions and COVID-19, France, 2020.

ABSTRACT: We describe 2 cases in coronavirus disease patients in France involving presumed thrombotic stroke that occurred during ongoing anticoagulation treatment for atrial fibrillation stroke prophylaxis; 1 patient had positive antiphospholipid antibodies. These cases highlight the severe and unique consequences of coronavirus disease-associated stroke.

SUBMITTER: Zayet S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7454094 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature