Stroke thrombolysis in a 97-year-old woman with COVID-19 pneumonia

British Journal of Hospital MedicineVol. 83, No. 11 Case ReportStroke thrombolysis in a 97-year-old woman with COVID-19 pneumoniaImaad A Khan, Saad Ahmed, Joseph NgehImaad A KhanDepartment of General Medicine, Colchester Hospital East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, UKSearch for more papers by this author, Saad AhmedDepartment of Rheumatology, Colchester Hospital, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, UKSearch for more papers by this author, Joseph NgehCorrespondence to: Joseph Ngeh; E-mail Address: [email protected]Department of Stroke Medicine, Colchester Hospital, East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, UKSearch for more papers by this authorImaad A Khan; Saad Ahmed; Joseph NgehPublished Online:8 Nov 2022https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2022.0188AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Co COC, Yu JRT, Laxamana LC et al.. Intravenous thrombolysis for stroke in a COVID-19 positive Filipino patient, a case report. J Clin Neurosci. 2020;77:234–236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocn.2020.05.006 Google ScholarHewitt J, Carter B, Vilches-Moraga A et al.. The effect of frailty on survival in patients with COVID-19 (COPE): a multicentre, European, observational cohort study. Lancet Public Health. 2020;5(8):e444–e451. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30146-8 Google ScholarKnight SR, Ho A, Pius R et al.. Risk stratification of patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: development and validation of the 4C mortality score. BMJ. 2020;370:m3339. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3339 Google ScholarMyint PK, Clark AB, Kwok CS et al.. The SOAR (Stroke subtype, Oxford Community Stroke Project classification, Age, prestroke modified Rankin) score strongly predicts early outcomes in acute stroke. Int J Stroke. 2014;9(3):278–283. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijs.12088 Google ScholarPlaninc D, El-Rekaby A, Sivakumar R et al.. Acute stroke showing cerebral infarcts and microbleeds in a 31-year-old man with COVID-19 pneumonia. Br J Hosp Med. 2020;81(8):1–3. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2020.0366 Link, Google ScholarSangalli D, Polonia V, Colombo D et al.. A single-centre experience of intravenous thrombolysis for stroke in COVID-19 patients. Neurol Sci. 2020;41(9):2325–2329. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04591-3 Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 November 2022Volume 83Issue 11ISSN (print): 1750-8460ISSN (online): 1759-7390 Metrics History Published online 8 November 2022 Published in print 2 November 2022 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download