Hemorrhagic infarctive stroke in COVID-19 patients: report of two cases and review of the literature

Figures & data

Figure 1. Shows a right hemispheric massive hemorrhagic infarct with ventricular extension in patient 1

Table 1. Showed the baseline clinical, laboratory and radiological characteristics of the patients

Demographic, laboratory, and radiological characteristics	Patient 1	Patient 2
Age Gender PCO2 at presentation (%) Severity of COVID-19 at presentation GCS (/15) BP (mmHq) CXR finding Random glucose (mg/dl) LFT Serum creatinine Serum Na Serum K Serum HCO3 Lipid profile ECG Brain CT	59 Male 90 Severe 13 140/90 Bilateral lung infiltrates 140 Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Extensive left acute fronto-parietal subcortical infarct with hemorrhagic transformation and ventricular extension	51 Male 98 Mild to moderate 14 130/86 Minimal lung infiltrates 154 Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal A small-sized infarct with hemorrhagic core in the right basal ganglia

Figure 2. Shows a small-sized right hemispheric infarct with a pin-point hemorrhagic transformation