Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound Evidence of Active Cerebral Embolization in COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To report six consecutive patients with confirmed coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) who underwent Transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasonography evaluation for cerebral microemboli in the setting of suspected or confirmed acute ischemic stroke.

Methods

Patient data were obtained from medical records from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL between May and June 2020. All patients with confirmed COVID-19 who underwent clinical TCD ultrasonography for microemboli detection were included.

Results

A total of eight TCD studies were performed in six patients with COVID-19 (4 men and 2 women, median age 65±5), four with confirmed ischemic stroke and two with refractory encephalopathy. Microemboli were detected in three male patients, two patients had suffered

SUBMITTER: Batra A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7837312 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature