Obesity and its implications on cerebral circulation and intracranial compliance in severe COVID‐19

• Main Authors: Sérgio Brasil (Author), Alessandra Covallero Renck (Author), Fabio Silvio Taccone (Author), Davi Jorge Fontoura Solla (Author), Bruno Martins Tomazini (Author), Sâmia Yasin Wayhs (Author), Sérgio Fonseca (Author), Estevão Bassi (Author), Bruno Lucena (Author), Ricardo De Carvalho Nogueira (Author), Wellingson Paiva (Author), Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira (Author), Elaine Maria Frade Costa (Author), Luiz Marcelo Sá Malbouisson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Multiple factors have been identified as causes of intracranial compliance impairment (ICCI) among patients with obesity. On the other hand, obesity has been linked with worst outcomes in COVID‐19. Thus, the hypothesis of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) conducing to cereb...