COVID-19 and stroke: a case report

Abstract

COVID-19 disease is a worldwide pandemic. Patients present to hospitals with upper and lower respiratorytract symptoms such as cough, fever, shortness of breath, however it can also be encountered with manydifferent clinics. We aimed to share the patient who has COVID-19 and presented with stroke. A 67-year-oldfemale patient presented to the emergency service complaints of mental fog and shortness of breath. She hadknown lung cancer, hypertension and diabetes. There were no signs compatible with COVID-19 in her historyor examination. No feature was detected in her blood tests. Diffuse cerebral infarction was observed in diffusionMRI examination. The patient, whose general condition was poor, was taken into follow up in intensive careunit. On the eighth day of her follow-up, the patient passed away. In places where COVID-19 disease isobserved commonly, it would be appropriate for emergency physicians to take COVID-19 disease intoconsideration in stroke cases.