Recovery After Acute Ischaemic Stroke Secondary to SARS-CoV-2 Infection: Case Report

Review Data

Q: Is the topic relevant to the journal's area of interest? Is it contemporary and interesting for

researchers?

A: Good

Abstract & Keywords

Q: Are all required components included in the abstract? Are the keywords appropriately chosen?

A: Good

Goal

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A: Good

Structure

Q: Is the paper's structure coherent? Is it in coherence with the goal of the paper?

A: Good

Comments: ‘Case Diagnosis’ is replaced with ‘Abstract’.

Tools and Methods

Q: Are the methods the author uses adequate and well used?

A: Good

Discussion & Conclusion

Q: Is it related to the results presented before? Do you consider them as coherent?

A: Good

Comments: The Discussion provides illustrations of the rarity of acute ischaemic stroke in patients with COVID-19 and other cardiovascular risk factors. The Conclusion says that adults 50 years or younger in the convalescent period of COVID-19 have an increased risk for stroke. Lastly, the authors suggest that stroke units should be altered to the risk and must be considered for serological testing of COVID-19 in younger patients without traditional risk factors.

Literature

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A: Good

Author's knowledge

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A: Good

Length

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A: Good

Figures & Tables

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A: Good

Writing style

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A: Good

Further comments on the paper

Comments: The Case Report presents a 50-year-old male with a medical history of borderline hyperlipidemia developed COVID-19. Later, the patient was diagnosed with transient Ischaemic attack (TIA). The manuscript mainly highlights on the recovery after Ischaemic stroke secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Q: Would you recommend this manuscript for further publication?

A: Yes - Suitable to be published

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