DOI: 10.12890/2020_001732

Fatal Ischaemic Stroke During COVID-19 and Acute Lung Injury

Authors

  • Iris Duroi Department of Cardiology, AZ Glorieux, Ronse, Belgium
  • Frederik Van Durme Department of Cardiology, AZ Glorieux, Ronse, Belgium
  • Tony Bruyns Department of Anesthesiology, AZ Glorieux, Ronse, Belgium
  • Sofie Louage Department of Anesthesiology, AZ Glorieux, Ronse, Belgium
  • Alex Heyse Department of Cardiology, AZ Glorieux, Ronse, Belgium

alex.heyse@azglorieux.be

Keywords

COVID-19, stroke, acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS, thrombosis

Abstract

Severe COVID-19 may predispose to both venous and arterial thrombosis. We describe a patient with acute ischaemic stroke while suffering from COVID-19 and respiratory failure, necessitating mechanical ventilation. Deep sedation may delay diagnosis.

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Published

2020-05-26

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Vol. 7 No. 6 (2020)

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Duroi I, Van Durme F, Bruyns T, Louage S, Heyse A. Fatal Ischaemic Stroke During COVID-19 and Acute Lung Injury. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2020 May 26 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];7(6). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/1732

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