COVID-19 infection produces subarachnoid hemorrhage; acting now to understand its cause: A short communication
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Batcık, OE, Kanat, A., Çankay, TU, Öztürk, G., Kazancıoğlu, L., Kazdal, H., Gündoğdu, H., Özdemir, B., Bahçeci, İ., Kostakoğlu, U., Batcık, S., Gündoğdu, Ö., & Sevilgen, G. (2021). COVID-19 enfeksiyonu subaraknoid kanamaya neden olur; nedenini anlamak için şimdi harekete geçmek: Kısa bir iletişim. Klinik nöroloji ve nöroşirürji , 202 , 106495. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106495Abstract
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.
