Abstract
In this case report, we present the case of a 17-year-old stroke patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID)-19. He was successfully treated with intravenous and endovascular treatment. After extensive work-up, a hypercoagulable state due to the COVID-19 infection was assumed as probable cause of stroke.
Highlights
We report the case of an otherwise healthy 17-year-old male patient with acute wake-up stroke
We here presented a case of a young, otherwise healthy, 17-year old with multiple thromboembolic events including a “wake up” middle cerebral artery (MCA)-occlusion and splenic infarction, who was tested positive for SARS-CoV2 the week before
The stroke was successfully treated with i.v. thrombolysis therapy and mechanical recanalization
Summary
We report the case of an otherwise healthy 17-year-old male patient with acute wake-up stroke. A severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infection was diagnosed 1 week before, presenting as a febrile disease without clinical respiratory involvement. Corresponding author: Maximilian Pistor, Department of Neurology, Inselspital University Hospital Berne, Freiburgstrasse 18, 3010
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