Large artery ischaemic stroke in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
Open Access
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Zeitschrift für Neurologie
- Vol. 251 (10), 1227-1231
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-004-0519-8
Abstract
Of the 206 patients who contracted Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore five developed large artery cerebral infarctions. Four patients were critically-ill and three died. Intravenous immunoglobulin was given to three patients. An increased incidence of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism was also observed among the critically-ill patients. We believe our experience warrants an increased vigilance against stroke and other thrombotic complications among critically-ill SARS patients in future outbreaks, especially if treatment such as intravenous immunoglobulin, that increases pro-thrombotic tendency, is contemplated.Keywords
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