Abstract
Background: While the COVID-19 pandemic affected more than thirty million people world-wide, still the true link between COVID-19 and the incidence of stroke remains to be elucidated.
Methods: Herein, we briefly discuss virology of COVID-19 and approaches for diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients, as well as the mechanisms that link stroke and COVID-19. Results: Many pathophysiologic and immunologic mechanisms have been implicated in stroke occurring among patients with COVID-19. COVID-19 pandemic has, in different ways, negative impacts on the care of stroke patients world-wide, and still, neurologists have to face many challenges to improve the care of stroke patients during such crisis. Conclusion: Although the control of the COVID-19 is of crucial importance, at the same time, the management of stroke must not be neglected. Therefore, preserving care for critical conditions such as stroke, and providing strategies to ensure this continues, have a priority even during the crisis. Till vaccine is available for COVID-19, strategies for rapid diagnosis and those for treating patients with that disease are evolving. Further studies are warranted.Keywords: COVID-19, stroke, pathophysiology, outcomes, stroke and COVID, SARS-CoV, COVID virology.
Coronaviruses
Title:Stroke and COVID-19 Pandemic: The Dilemma
Volume: 2 Issue: 8
Author(s): Sherif Mohamed*, Seham Abd El-Mohsen, Osama Abo El-Hassan, Azza AbdelHaffez and Nashwa Abd El-Aziz
Affiliation:
- Department of Medical Oncology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut,Egypt
Keywords: COVID-19, stroke, pathophysiology, outcomes, stroke and COVID, SARS-CoV, COVID virology.
Abstract: Background: While the COVID-19 pandemic affected more than thirty million people world-wide, still the true link between COVID-19 and the incidence of stroke remains to be elucidated.
Methods: Herein, we briefly discuss virology of COVID-19 and approaches for diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients, as well as the mechanisms that link stroke and COVID-19. Results: Many pathophysiologic and immunologic mechanisms have been implicated in stroke occurring among patients with COVID-19. COVID-19 pandemic has, in different ways, negative impacts on the care of stroke patients world-wide, and still, neurologists have to face many challenges to improve the care of stroke patients during such crisis. Conclusion: Although the control of the COVID-19 is of crucial importance, at the same time, the management of stroke must not be neglected. Therefore, preserving care for critical conditions such as stroke, and providing strategies to ensure this continues, have a priority even during the crisis. Till vaccine is available for COVID-19, strategies for rapid diagnosis and those for treating patients with that disease are evolving. Further studies are warranted.Export Options
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Mohamed Sherif *, El-Mohsen Abd Seham , El-Hassan Abo Osama, AbdelHaffez Azza and El-Aziz Abd Nashwa , Stroke and COVID-19 Pandemic: The Dilemma, Coronaviruses 2021; 2(8) : e260721189969 . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2666796701666210106112342
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2666796701666210106112342 |
Print ISSN 2666-7967 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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