Large vessel stroke and COVID-19: Case report and literature review

Sumaiya Mahboob; Sri Harsha Boppana; Nicholas B Rose; Bryce D Beutler; Burton J Tabaac

doi:10.1016/j.ensci.2020.100250

Large vessel stroke and COVID-19: Case report and literature review

eNeurologicalSci. 2020 Jun 16:20:100250. doi: 10.1016/j.ensci.2020.100250. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Sumaiya Mahboob¹, Sri Harsha Boppana¹, Nicholas B Rose¹, Bryce D Beutler¹, Burton J Tabaac^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine, 1155 Mill Street, W-11, Reno, NV 89502, USA.
² Renown Institute for Neurosciences, 75 Pringle Way, Reno, NV 89502, USA.

Abstract

The clinical signs of coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) can be heterogenous because of the diversity of potential organ involvement. We describe a 58-year-old woman who developed new-onset dysarthria and hemiplegia and was found to be COVID-19-positive. This is among the first cases of COVID-19 presenting solely with focal neurologic deficits.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coagulopathy; Coronavirus disease-19; Ischemic stroke; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

Case Reports