Incidence, characteristics and clinical relevance of acute stroke in old patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stroke in the course of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been shown to be associated with more severe respiratory symptoms and higher mortality, but little knowledge in this regard exists on older populations. We aimed to investigate the incidence, characteristics, and prognosis of acute stroke in geriatric patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Methods

A monocentric cross-sectional retrospective study of 265 older patients hospitalized with COVID-19 on acute geriatric wards. 11/265 presented a stroke episode during hospitalization. Mortality rates and two-group comparisons (stroke vs non-stroke patients) were calculated and significant variables added in logistic regression models to investigate stroke risk factors.

Results

Combined ischemic and hemorrhagi

SUBMITTER: Mendes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7807227 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature