Clinical Characteristics of Stroke with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) potentially increases the risk of thromboembolism and stroke. Numerous case reports and retrospective cohort studies have been published with mixed characteristics of COVID-19 patients with stroke regarding age, comorbidities, treatment, and outcome. We aimed to depict the frequency and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 patients with stroke.

Methods

PubMed and EMBASE were searched on June 10, 2020, to investigate COVID-19 and stroke through retrospective cross-sectional studies, case series/reports according to PRISMA guidelines. Study-specific estimates were combined using one-group meta-analysis in a random-effects model.

Results

10 retrospective cohort studies and 16 case series/reports were identified including

SUBMITTER: Yamakawa M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7456266 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature