Of the 206 patients who contracted Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in Singapore five developed large artery cerebral infarctions. Four patients were critically-ill and three died. Intravenous immunoglobulin was given to three patients. An increased incidence of deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism was also observed among the critically-ill patients. We believe our experience warrants an increased vigilance against stroke and other thrombotic complications among critically-ill SARS patients in future outbreaks, especially if treatment such as intravenous immunoglobulin, that increases pro-thrombotic tendency, is contemplated.
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Umapathi, T., Kor, A. C., Venketasubramanian, N., Lim, C. C. T., Pang, B. C., Yeo, T. T., … Ang, S. P. B. (2004). Large artery ischaemic stroke in severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). Journal of Neurology, 251(10), 1227–1231. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-004-0519-8
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