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Published on: November 5, 2021
Clinical characteristics of stroke in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients in Japan: A prospective nationwide study
Yasuhiro Nishiyama1, Susumu Miyamoto2, Manabu Sakaguchi3
1Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Introduction:
We investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of stroke in SARS-CoV-2 infected patients in Japan.
Methods:
This prospective, multicenter observational study of stroke in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection involving 563 primary stroke centers across Japan was conducted between July 2020, and May 2022. We included 159 stroke cases (131 ischemic stroke, 2 transient ischemic attack (TIA), 21 intracranial hemorrhage, and 5 subarachnoid hemorrhage) and collected their clinical characteristics. Ischemic stroke and TIA (n = 133) were analyzed separately.
Results:
The mean age of the 159 patients was 70.6 years, with 66% being men. Poor outcomes (modified Rankin Scale score 5-6) occurred in 40% (63/159) at discharge. Among patients with ischemic stroke and TIA, 30%, 18%, 10%, and 42% had cardioembolism, large-artery atherosclerosis, small-vessel occlusion, and cryptogenic stroke or embolic stroke of undetermined source, respectively. One-third (34%) presented with large vessel occlusion (LVO) of the internal carotid, middle cerebral M1, or basilar arteries. Poor outcomes included age (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.06, 95%CI: 1.01-1.12), ischemic heart disease (IHD) history (aOR: 13.00, 95%CI: 1.51-111.70), moderate to severe pneumonia (aOR: 7.78, 95%CI: 1.18-51.42), an National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score at baseline (aOR: 1.10, 95%CI: 1.03-1.17), LVO (aOR: 14.88, 95%CI: 2.33-94.97), and log10 D-dimer (aOR: 3.38, 95%CI: 1.01-11.26).
Conclusion:
Upon discharge, 40% of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients with ischemic stroke and TIA had poor outcomes. Poor outcomes were associated with older age, IHD history, moderate to severe pneumonia, higher NIHSS scores, LVO, and higher log10 D-dimer.
Registration:
UMIN Clinical Trials Registry: https://www.umin.ac.jp/ctr/. Unique identifier: UMIN000041226.
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