Neurologic Emergencies during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.

Neurol Clin

Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, 72 East Concord Street, Suite C3, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, Boston University School of Medicine, 725 Albany St, Suite 7C, Boston, MA 02118, USA; Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Boston University School of Medicine, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Crosstown, 2nd floor, Boston MA 02118, USA.

Published: May 2021

Although minor neurologic complications of coronavirus disease 2019 are common, life-threatening neurologic emergencies are rare. Acute ischemic stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, venous sinus thrombosis, seizures, and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome have been described. Hospitals have seen significant changes in the volume of patients presenting with neurologic emergencies. We review what has thus far been published about the intersection of coronavirus disease 2019 and neurologic emergencies with particular attention to cerebrovascular disease and seizure. Considerations in managing the acute presentations of these conditions in the context of the pandemic can serve as a model for management of other neurologic emergencies.

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