key: cord-0732534-sk2i8nd3
authors: Crippa, Selina; Kägi, Georg; Graf, Lukas; Meyer Sauteur, Patrick M.; Kohler, Philipp
title: Stroke in a young adult with mild COVID-19 suggesting endotheliitis
date: 2020-10-10
journal: New Microbes New Infect
DOI: 10.1016/j.nmni.2020.100781
sha: 317fc25470616c6c2e4c7f54487588c2e11f232a
doc_id: 732534
cord_uid: sk2i8nd3

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Letter to the Editor keywords: : stroke, SARS-CoV-2, endotheliitis, endothelial dysfunction, coagulopathy We describe a previously healthy 24-year-old man who presented with a one-day history of left-sided paresthesia, arm weakness and hemiataxia, homonymous hemianopsia, and gait instability (NIHSS 4). 24 hours earlier he had noted a fever of 38.5°C, nausea and right-sided headache, but denied any respiratory symptoms. He did not take any medication and denied any illicit drug use.

At presentation, the patient was in good general condition; vital signs were normal.

Chest radiograph was unremarkable; C-reactive protein was 13mg/L (reference 

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