Cerebellar Stroke in a COVID-19 Infected Patient. a Case Report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Recent studies have reported that COVID-19 infected patients with stroke, who were often in the older age group, had a higher incidence of vascular risk factors, and more severe infection related respiratory symptoms. These observations provided little evidence to suggest that COVID-19 infection is a potential causative factor for stroke. This report describes a young patient with a cerebellar stroke secondary to COVID-19 infection.

Case presentation

A 45-year old male presented at a hospital, reporting a two-day history of headache, vertigo, persistent vomiting, and unsteady gait. Physical examination revealed gaze-evoked nystagmus on extraocular movement testing, left-sided dysmetria and dysdiadochokinesia. He was diagnosed with a left cerebellar stroke. An exte

SUBMITTER: Loo KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8519368 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature