02/07/2021
It is now widely recognized that stroke is a known complication of Covid-19. The rate of ischemic stroke appears more than seven times higher with coronavirus than with influenza. This is thought to be due to an inflammatory response in the brain that is a complication of SARS-CoV-2 infection. See:
https://lnkd.in/etyK_u8 Stroke occurred in 1.6% of nearly 2,000 COVID-19 patients who visited an emergency department (ED) or who were hospitalized --...