TABLE.
Patient No. | Sex | Age | Progression of COVID-19 Infection | Cerebrovascular Complications | The Time Interval of Complications After COVID-19 Infection | Antigen/PCR COVID-19 Test Result at Hospital Admission | COVID-19 Antibody Results and Time Span After Infection | Thrombotic/Hemophilic Risk Factors | Therapy | Neurological Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient I | M | 12 | Asymptomatic | Meningitis with subdural hemorrhage | Acute | Negative | Positive 2 month after infection | None | Neurosurgical, CS | Normal |
Patient II | F | 1 | Asymptomatic | Vasculitis with brainstem involvement | 3 months | Negative | Positive 3 months after infection | Leiden heterozygous, elevated factor VIII | CS, LMWH, ASA | Mild∗ |
Patient III | F | 11 | Repeated infection with post-COVID rhinitis, otitis media, and protanopia | Lacunar ischemic stroke | 1 month | Negative | Positive 1 month after the second infection | None | ASA | Normal |
Patient IV | M | 4 | Asymptomatic | CVT with hemorrhage—atypical PIMS-TS | NA | Negative | NA | None | CS, IVIG, LMWH, Neurosurgical | Moderate† |
Abbreviations:
ASA = Acetylsalicylic acid
CS = Corticosteroids
CVT = Cerebral venous thrombosis
F = Female
IVIG = Intravenous immunoglobulins
LMWH = Low-molecular-weight heparin
M = Male
NA = Not applicable
PIMS-TS = Pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2
Ptosis, squint.
Hemiparesis, facial nerve paresis, vocal cord paresis.