On April 19, medical staff transported patients in a hospital in New York, USA. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Guo Ke)
US media said that medical staff announced on the 22nd that the new crown virus appeared to cause sudden strokes in adults in their 30s and 40s who were not seriously ill.
According to a report on the CNN website on April 22, medical staff said that patients may be reluctant to call the 911 emergency number because they heard that the hospital is overcrowded, all patients with COVID-19.
reported that there is increasing evidence that infection with the new coronavirus may cause blood clots to form in an unusual way, and blood clots can cause strokes.
Dr. Thomas Oxley, a neurosurgeon at Mount Sinai Medical System in New York, and his colleagues gave a detailed introduction to the five patients they treated.
5 people are under 50 years old, all are mildly or asymptomatic infected.
Oxley told reporters: “The virus seems to cause aggravation of aortic thrombosis, leading to severe strokes.”
He also said: “Our report shows that in the past two weeks, the number of sudden strokes in young patients has increased by six times. Most of them did not. Past medical history, after being infected with the new crown virus, there were either only mild symptoms (or asymptomatic, 2 cases)."
"The virus tested positive. Two of them delayed calling for emergency treatment."
reported that other doctors also reported someone because Because of the epidemic, they are unwilling to call the 911 emergency number or go to the emergency room. The
report pointed out that it is not common to have a stroke at such a young age, especially a large blood vessel stroke in the brain. The team of doctors
wrote in a letter to the New England Journal of Medicine that will be published in the journal: “For comparison, our team has treated an average of 0.73 people every 2 weeks during the previous 12 months. Large vessel stroke patients under 50 years of age.” This ratio is lower than the ratio of 2 patients a month.
Oxley said that if the blood clot is not removed immediately, a large blood vessel stroke can cause serious consequences. At least one patient has died, and other patients are still in rehabilitation training, intensive care or stroke wards. Only one person was discharged but still needs care.
Oxley said: "Ordinary people suffer serious damage from a large-vessel stroke. It means more blood clots. Including the largest artery in the brain."
reported that when blood stops flowing, brain cells die and become blocked. The longer the time, the larger the brain damage area. Quick treatment is essential. Oxley said: "The most effective treatment for large-vessel stroke is to eliminate blood clots, but this must be within 6 hours, sometimes within 24 hours."
Oxley said his team wants to tell people to pay attention to their new coronavirus. If you have symptoms of infection, call 911 as soon as there are signs of stroke.
He wrote in the letter: "Until now, people are still advised to call an ambulance when they have difficulty breathing or high fever." He said that the simplest way to compare stroke is "FAST": F Represents facial paralysis, A represents arm weakness, S represents difficulty speaking, and T represents promptly dialing 911 emergency number.
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