We describe 2 cases in coronavirus disease patients in France involving presumed thrombotic stroke that occurred during ongoing anticoagulation treatment for atrial fibrillation stroke prophylaxis; 1 patient had positive antiphospholipid antibodies. These cases highlight the severe and unique consequences of coronavirus disease-associated stroke.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Coronavirus diseases; France; SARS-CoV-2; central nervous system; infarction; pneumonia; respiratory diseases; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; stroke; viruses; zoonoses.