ACUTE ISCHEMIC AND HEMORRHAGIC STROKE IN TWO COVID-19 PATIENTS

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). First identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, it has since become a global pandemic. Complications of COVID-19 are not limited to the pulmonary system, but include also neurologic manifestations, such as stroke. We report two cases with coincident presentation of COVID-19 and cerebrovascular accident. Further studies are needed for a comprehensive understanding of the neurological pathology of COVID-19 and its effects on the nervous system, but stroke teams should be wary of the fact that COVID-19 patients can present with cerebrovascular accidents.