Cerebrovascular Complications in Pediatric Patients with COVID-19 Infection

Abstract

Since the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, a variety of neurological manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been reported in patients, of which one of the most concerning is stroke. This review aims to summarize the current literature and evolving understanding of pediatric cerebrovascular complications in the setting of SARS-CoV-2.

Keywords

pediatric stroke - SARS-CoV-2 - cerebrovascular complications

Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 01. Juni 2022

Angenommen: 01. Juni 2022

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
02. August 2022

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