“…Evidence is mounting on the diverse neurological presentations associated with COVID-19. In a Rapid Review in The Lancet Neurology, Mark Ellul and colleagues nicely cover these findings, but we would like to emphasise the risk of associated stroke. As described in this Rapid Review, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) might be more likely to cause thrombotic vascular events, including stroke, than other coronavirus and seasonal infectious diseases. In fact, a 7·6-fold increase in the odds of stroke with COVID-19 compared with influenza was recently reported….”

Fifi JT and Mocco J: COVID-19 related stroke in young individuals. Lancet Neurology 19(9): 713-715 (2020).

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(20)30272-6/fulltext

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