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  • Neurology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Science

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  • The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, presents a significant neurological comorbidity in the form of stroke.
  • Stroke manifestations include ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, and cerebral venous thrombosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review potential contributing factors for stroke in COVID-19 patients.
  • To explore the interplay between conventional stroke risk factors, infection, inflammation, and plaque destabilization.

Main Methods:

  • Review of literature and observational data on stroke in COVID-19 patients.
  • Analysis of potential pathophysiological mechanisms including inflammatory markers, D-dimer levels, cytokine activity, cardiac injury, prothrombotic state, and neuroinvasion.

Main Results:

  • Elevated inflammatory markers, D-dimer, and cytokine activity are observed in COVID-19 patients.
  • Cardiac injury leading to embolism, a prothrombotic state, and direct neuroinvasive potential causing vasculopathy are probable contributing factors.
  • Interaction between conventional stroke risk factors, infection, systemic inflammation, and plaque destabilization is suggested.

Conclusions:

  • Multiple factors contribute to stroke occurrence in COVID-19 patients.
  • Further research using large multicentric cohorts is needed to elucidate the occurrence, etiology, pathophysiology, biomarkers, and outcomes of pandemic-related strokes.