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Can other coronavirus infections cause a cryptogenic stroke in a young patient?
  1. Ze'ev Itsekson Hayosh,
  2. Yvonne Schwammenthal and
  3. David Orion
  1. Center for Stroke and Neurovascular Disorders, Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer affiliated to Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Gan, Israel
  1. Correspondence to Dr Ze'ev Itsekson Hayosh; zeevits{at}gmail.com

Abstract

We present a challenging case of a young patient who presented with focal neurological signs following a course of OC-43 coronavirus-related pneumonia almost 8 months before the COVID-19 outbreak.

  • stroke
  • infectious diseases

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https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2020-239113

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors ZIH devised the final draft and was directly involved in the management of the patient. YS was directly involved in the management of the patient. DO revised the final draft and was directly involved in the management of the patient.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent for publication Parental/guardian consent obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.