Table 1.
The demographic and clinical features of the presented COVID-19 patients with stroke.
Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | |
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Age, Gender | 45 years old, woman | 67 years old, woman | 72 years old, man | 77 years old, man |
Approximate date after Covid-19 when stroke diagnosed | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Stroke risk factors | Diabetes Mellitus | Hypertension | Hypertension | Hypertension |
Ventilated/Critically ill | None | None | None | None |
Treatment | Aspirin and low dose LMWH | Aspirin and Klopidogrel | Aspirin and low dose LMWH | Aspirin and Klopidogrel |
Outcome | Bedridden | Discharged well | Bedridden | Discharged well |
Thorax CT Findings | Typical findings for coronavirus infection | Typical findings for coronavirus infection | Typical findings for coronavirus + Sub-centric metric pleural effusion in both pleural leaves | Typical findings for coronavirus infection + Several non-specific solid nodules, 4 mm in size, were observed in the apical segment of the right upper lobe |
NIHSS | 16 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
Stroke type | Large vessel stenosis (Total right median cerebral artery infarction) | Small vessel occlusion (Left lenticulostriate artery infarction) | Large vessel stenosis (Left median cerebral artery infarction) | Small vessel occlusion (Pontine infarction, basilar artery-pontine branches) |
D-dimer (0–500 ugFEU/L) | 803 | 1040 | 644 | 378 |
Ferritin (4.6–204 U/L) | 264 | 79 | 132 | 127 |
C- reactive protein (0–5 mg/L) | 142 | 4 | 33 | 366 |
Neutrophyl/Lymphocyte (K/uL) | 6.83/0.85 | 2.93/1.40 | 9.88/1.40 | 5.58/1.65 |