Acute brain injury caused by occlusion of large vessel by COVID – 19

• Autores: Ruiz-Laos, Santiago Gerardo, Díaz-Lazo, Aníbal Valentín
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2020
• Institución: Universidad de Huánuco
• Repositorio: Revista UDH - Revista Peruana de Ciencias de la Salud
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.revistas.udh.edu.pe:article/125
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.udh.edu.pe/index.php/RPCS/article/view/125
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: coronavirus; COVID-19; Pandemias; Arteria cerebral media; Isquemia cerebral; síndrome respiratorio agudo severo; infecciones; Virus del SARS; Cerebro; Edema; Tomografía; Pruebas inmunologicas

In the 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) caused by the SARS-CoV2 virus, the majority of patients present general and respiratory symptoms, some atypical gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, dermatological or neurological symptoms. In the case report of a 40-year-old male patient, without any important epidemiological history, diagnosed with COVID-19 by rapid immunological test, who presents with a sudden ischemic stroke. In the CT scan of the brain without contrast, a large ischemic area is evident in the left cerebral hemisphere in the middle cerebral artery territory,accompanied by edema. In patients with COVID-19, infected with the SARSCoV2 coronavirus, the possibility of the patient having a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) should be taken into account, to allow adequate and timely management.