In-hospital and out-of-hospital stroke in patients with COVID-19: two different diseases?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ischemic stroke is a known complication of COVID-19. It may have a different pathogenesis and worse outcome compared to stroke in patients without COVID-19. Furthermore, patients with COVID-19 and out-of-hospital stroke onset might have different characteristics compared to patients with COVID-19 and in-hospital stroke onset. The aim of our study was to analyze the characteristics of patients with stroke with and without COVID-19 and of patients with COVID-19 with in-hospital and out-of-hospital stroke.

Methods

We performed a retrospective study of all consecutive patients admitted to our hospital with ischemic stroke between October 2020 and February 2021. We compared functional outcome, lab test, demographic, and clinical characteristics between patients with or

SUBMITTER: Ciolli L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8782697 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature