By Dr Prashant Makhiji,
Covid-19 illness triggered by SARS CoV-2 is mostly a illness of lungs but it is becoming increasingly recognised to influence other organ systems as nicely neurological complications are normally becoming reported in association with Covid-19 about the world. Stroke is one such complication which is reported to take place in association with Covid-19 and is related with larger morbidity and mortality.
Stroke is a disorder which benefits from interruption of blood provide to the brain, more normally due to clot formation and much less frequently due to rupture of blood vessels supplying the brain. Majority of the strokes influence arteries i.e. blood vessels carrying blood which has been filtered by lungs and is wealthy in oxygen. However, seldom it might involve veins or venous sinuses that carry blood away from the brain, resulting in venous stroke.
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) which benefits in venous stroke is an really uncommon but severe disorder with an estimated annual incidence of 5 in one million. In contrast to the usual arterial stroke, patients with venous stroke are normally young (imply age 33yrs) and is about 3 occasions more typical in females. Important threat components for CVT are consumption of particular oral contraceptives, genetic situations which raise tendency to clot formation, pregnancy, infections and malignancy. Common presentations of CVT contain sudden loss of consciousness, seizures and current onset or worsening headaches.
Covid-19 infection for the reason that of its tendency to influence lining of blood vessels(endothelium) and the inflammatory response which accompanies the infection predisposes to clot formation in blood vessels and has emerged as an significant threat aspect for CVT.
Although a severe disorder with devastating consequences, is really significantly treatable if recognised in time. Treatment requires administration of blood thinners (anticoagulants) beneath the supervision of a Neurologist. As dehydration is a typical precipitant of CVT in predisposed patients, it is significant to sustain hydration in patients suffering from or recovering from Covid-19. It is also significant to be conscious of its symptoms in patients with Covid-19 or these recovering from it, if they have any of the above reported symptoms, they need to seek urgent consultation from a Neurologist so that timely therapy is initiated and the death and disability related with it can be averted.
(The author is Neurologist, Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai Central. The write-up is for informational purposes only. Please seek advice from overall health authorities and healthcare pros ahead of beginning any therapy or medication. Views expressed are private and do not reflect the official position or policy of the TheSpuzz Online.)