Is cerebral infarction caused by thrombosis due to new corona infection? US Research Group May 6 5:35
In the United States, when I examined five people who developed cerebral infarction where blood vessels in the brain were blocked and dysfunction, it was found that all were infected with the new coronavirus, and a research group made by doctors We have compiled a report that there is a strong suspicion that the cause is that clots tend to form "thrombus".
According to a report from a research group at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, we examined five men and women aged 33 to 49 who were diagnosed with cerebral infarction over the past two weeks from March 23 to last month. , It turned out that everyone was infected with the new coronavirus.
It is known that cerebral infarction has many recurrences, but only one of them has recurrence, and 4 out of 5 have been in need of treatment and rehabilitation after that.
The new coronavirus is known to invade cells of blood vessels in the heart and lungs, causing inflammation and other conditions, which makes it easy for blood clots to be formed, and the research group strongly suspects that this has caused cerebral infarction. I am.
Tomoyoshi Shigematsu, a research group's assistant professor, said, “It is known that one of the causes of severe coronary virus patients is thrombosis. It is important to treat cerebral infarction early, so even if you are younger If you feel any abnormalities such as numbness or lack of language, you should immediately see a doctor. "
This report appears in the American medical journal, The New England Journal of Medicine.