id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-272318-8yfg1j0o Reddy, Sujan T. Cerebrovascular Disease in Patients with COVID-19: A Review of the Literature and Case Series 2020-06-11 .txt text/plain 3392 197 41 To further characterize cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in COVID-19, we review the current literature of published cases and additionally report the clinical presentation, laboratory and diagnostic testing results of 12 cases with COVID-19 infection and concurrent CVD from two academic medical centers in Houston, TX, USA, between March 1 and May 10, 2020. To date, few studies have reported cerebrovascular complications in COVID-19 [3, 4] and 4 small case series have described the clinical and laboratory findings in patients with COVID-19 and concurrent stroke [5] [6] [7] [8] . We review the current literature of published cases and describe our experience of 12 cases with COVID-19 infection and concurrent cerebrovascular disease (CVD) to highlight the clinical presentation and proposed mechanisms of central nervous system (CNS) involvement by SARS-CoV-2. Additionally, we performed a retrospective chart review of all hospitalized cases with confirmed COVID-19 infection (SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR positive) and CVD (ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke) between March 1 and May 10, 2020 seen at two comprehensive stroke centers in Houston, TX, USA. ./cache/cord-272318-8yfg1j0o.txt ./txt/cord-272318-8yfg1j0o.txt