COVID-19 infection produces subarachnoid hemorrhage; acting now to understand its cause: A short communication

Batcik, Osman; KANAT, AYHAN; Cankay, Tuba; Ozturk, Gulsah; KAZANCIOĞLU, LEYLA; KAZDAL, HIZIR; GÜNDOĞDU, HASAN; ÖZDEMİR, BÜLENT; BAHÇECİ, İLKAY; KOSTAKOĞLU, UĞUR; Batcik, Sule; Gundogdu, Omer; Sevilgen, Gokcen

doi:10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106495

COVID-19 infection produces subarachnoid hemorrhage; acting now to understand its cause: A short communication

Batcik O. E., KANAT A., Cankay T. U., Ozturk G., KAZANCIOĞLU L., KAZDAL H., ...Daha Fazla

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, cilt.202, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 202
Basım Tarihi: 2021
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106495
Dergi Adı: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE
Anahtar Kelimeler: COVID-19 infection, Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Samsun Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

In the medical literature, some case reports on the association of the COVID-19 infection and occurrence of spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)have been reported Aim of the present paper is to search the causes of this association The diagnosis of COVID-19 was based on the real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and computed tomography (CT) of the chest. There were four patients, whose median ages were 46,758, ranged 36–54 years). In conclusion, Spontaneous SAH can occur in the early and late course of COVID-19 infection. Its early recognition of the patient with spontaneous SAH is imperative.