Abstract

ROS-FORTEZA, Francisco Javier. Effective Mechanical Thrombectomy In A Patient With Stroke And SARS-Cov-2 Infection With Fatal Outcome. Rev Ecuat Neurol [online]. 2022, vol.31, n.2, pp.115-119. ISSN 2631-2581.  https://doi.org/10.46997/revecuatneurol31200115.

Ischemic stroke has been reported in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is not clear if COVID-19 is causal or simply coexists or triggers the onset of stroke. Stroke is relatively rare in the context of COVID-19 and mostly occurs in the elderly with vascular risk factors. The underlying mechanism of stroke is multiple. We present an 84-year-old male with a stroke due to large vessel occlusion coincident with severe COVID-19 infection, that despite an initial successful mechanical thrombectomy, had a fatal outcome due to respiratory complications and contralateral massive cerebral infarction due to early recurrence. Consequently, vigilance in this type of patients should be extreme since ischemic stroke with active SARS-CoV-2 infection may have a poor prognosis.

Keywords : SARS-CoV-2 Infection; Ischemic Stroke; Mechanical Thrombectomy..

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