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Rothman Institute Faculty Papers

2022

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New-Onset Acute Ischemic Stroke Following Covid-19: A Case-Control Study, Fariborz Khorvash, Mohammad Amin Najafi, Mohsen Kheradmand, Mohammad Saadatnia, Rojin Chegini, Farideh Najafi Apr 2022

New-Onset Acute Ischemic Stroke Following Covid-19: A Case-Control Study, Fariborz Khorvash, Mohammad Amin Najafi, Mohsen Kheradmand, Mohammad Saadatnia, Rojin Chegini, Farideh Najafi

Rothman Institute Faculty Papers

Background: Neurological manifestations of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been highlighted. COVID-19 potentially increases the risk of thromboembolism. We aimed to compare patients with COVID-19 with and without new-onset acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Materials and methods: In this single-center retrospective case-control study, demographics, clinical characteristics, laboratory findings, and clinical outcomes were compared between 51 patients with both COVID-19 and AIS (group A) and 160 patients with COVID-19 and without AIS (group B).

Results: Patients in group A were significantly older, more likely to present with critical COVID-19 (P = 0.004), had higher rates of admission in the intensive care …