The novel coronavirus appears to be causing sudden strokes in adults in their 30s and 40s who are not otherwise terribly ill, doctors say
They said patients may be unwilling to call 911 because they have heard hospitals are overwhelmed by coronavirus cases.There's growing evidence that Covid-19 infection can cause the blood to clot in unusual ways, and stroke would be an expected consequence of that.New Covid-19 crisis hits ICUs as more patients need dialysisDr. Thomas Oxley, a neurosurgeon at Mount Sinai Health System in New York, and colleagues gave details of five people they treated.
Oxley said his team wanted to tell people to watch themselves for symptoms of coronavirus infection and to call 911 if they have any evidence of stroke."Up until now, people have been advised to only call for an ambulance with shortness of breath or high fever," he wrote.The easy memory device for stroke, he said, is"FAST": F for face drooping, A for arm weakness, S for speech difficulty and T for time to call 911.
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