They found that the number of patients admitted to the hospital with a large vessel stroke who also had a COVID-19 diagnosis was seven times higher than normal. “We know that vascular complications go along with COVID infections, which can lead to strokes and other cardiovascular issues.”Ī group of researchers headed by Mark Ellul, PhD, NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Neurology at the Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences from the University of Liverpool, first observed this in September 2020. “We are definitely seeing a huge increase in younger stroke survivors who are post-COVID diagnosis,” Kinzinger says. Neilsen Rehabilitation Hospital, has seen up close. This trend is something Jonathan Kinzinger, DPT, a physical therapist and adjunct assistant professor at University of Utah Health who works with stroke patients at the Craig H. The data from those diagnosed was compared with 348,000 Swedish people in a similar age range who did not have the virus. The average age of people in the study was only 48 years. The study revealed these risks remained high for at least a month. In another Swedish study published in the Augissue of The Lancet, researchers found that within a week of a COVID-19 diagnosis, a person’s risk of heart attack was three to eight times higher than normal, and their risk of stroke was three to six times higher. One study published in JAMA in April 2021 found that the risk of stroke was more than twice as high for COVID-19 patients when compared to people of the same age, sex, and ethnicity in the general population-82.6 cases per 100,000 people compared to 38.2 cases for those without a COVID-19 diagnosis. People under the age of 50 appear to be at much higher risk of these complications too. With COVID-19, the long-term effects range from neurological complications to loss of taste and smell, trouble focusing (“brain fog”), and chronic fatigue.Īnother surprising finding from several studies is the heightened risk of stroke and heart attack-and not just for older adults. A typical respiratory infection, such as the flu, usually has a specific set of symptoms and potential complications. The COVID-19 pandemic has been unpredictable as more is learned about the varied side effects of the virus.
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