Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Management of Stroke in Patients with COVID-19 Infection: A Review
Sidra Shahid Mubasher
California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (CIBNP), USA.
Humera Batool *
California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (CIBNP), USA.
Emen Udo Kierian
California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (CIBNP), USA.
Khatja Batool
California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences and Psychology (CIBNP), USA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
In the current pandemic, it is imperative to comprehend and advance a search forward to explore the pathogenesis of stroke in COVID-19 infected patients. In this review, we have discussed the prevalence of stroke in COVID-19 infected patients and different risk factors associated with the stroke in COVID-19. We also presented a comprehensive review on management of Stroke Patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 positive patients with stroke should be treated in a designated COVID-19 health care center as per the guidelines. Study also showed that older patients with a history of cardiovascular diseases, prothrombotic state, smoking, and infection significantly had a higher likelihood of stroke incidence. The study revealed that effective treatment of COVID-19 and reduction of the inflammatory conditions may seem to be the way forward to minimize the symptomatic stroke associated with COVID-19 infection, and rehabilitation of Stroke patients should be optimal during a pandemic.
Keywords: Coronavirus, COVID - 19, stroke, management, risk factors