Case Report: Malignant Ischemia of the Middle Cerebral Artery After Covid-19

Abstract

the Covid-19 pandemic began, a potentially serious respiratory infection whose etiology is a coronavirus. SARS-COV-2 draws attention due to its ability to generate diverse multisystemic clinical manifestations. Stroke is the second leading cause of death in the world, however, even with evidence of an increase in the incidence of cases, there has been a lower demand for emergency care units for this reason since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. The pathophysiology of Covid-19 includes thromboembolic mechanisms that may possibly be related to the etiology of the stroke. Objective and case report: This study aims to report the case of a 55-yearold male patient without comorbidities who presented with malignant ischemia of the middle cerebral artery after hospitalization for Covid-19. The methodology of the work consists of a case report based on a retroactive analysis of medical records, as well as a review of the literature on the subject. Conclusion: There are described cases of stroke during Covid-19 and there is a similarity between the pathophysiological mechanisms of the two diseases, but the medical literature still lacks studies that prove or contest this relationship.