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. 2020 Oct 30;268(8):2656–2665. doi: 10.1007/s00415-020-10285-9

Table 4.

Characteristics of patients with acute ischemic stroke and SARS-CoV-2 infection

Neurological and clinical variables Number of patients
Total number of patients with AIS 129
Age

Mean = 64.6

SD ± 6.2

Sex

 M

 F

53 (41%)

76 (49%)

Hypertension 33/41 (80%)
Diabetes 12/24 (50%)
Atrial fibrillation 2/11 (18%)
Ischemic heart disease 6/23 (26%)
Days from COVID-19 symptom onset to AIS symptom onset

Mean = 14

(SD ± 5)

Vascular territory

 AC

 PC

22 (78.5%)

6 (21.5%)

NIHSS at admission

Mean = 15

(SD ± 7)

Intrahospital mortality 18/79 (22.8%)
ICU admission 34/54 (63%)

ICU intensive care unit, AIS acute ischemic stroke, AC anterior circulation, PC posterior circulation, M male, F female, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation, NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Score