Der Zusammenhang zwischen COVID-19 und Schlaganfall: Pathophysiologie und klinische Bedeutung
Timo Siepmann, Kristian Barlinn · Fortschritte der Neurologie · Psychiatrie · 2021 · Heft 06 · S. 289-295
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Abstract The notion of an increased risk of acute ischemic stroke in patients with COVID-19 emerged during the first months after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic at ground zero in Wuhan. Subsequently, this association was confirmed by multiple case reports, cohort studies and meta-analyses. However, substantial geographical variability in prevalence of COVID-19 associated stroke underscores a persistent need of encompassing epidemiological study. Accumulative evidence suggested a rather complex underlying pathophysiology. Possible mechanisms include small and large vessel thromboembolism induced by systemi…