Riley Behrens, of Tempe, Ariz., tweeted a thread Sunday evening detailing his medical experience, including his diagnosis that he suffered from a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), and encouraging young people to follow public health guidelines.
“I'm 23 years old and I just had a stroke due to Covid-19 complications,†Behrens wrote in the first tweet, which received almost 149,000 likes and almost 43,000 retweets as of Tuesday evening.
Earlier today, I was diagnosed as having suffered a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), or what's commonly known as a mini-stroke.
I'm 23 years old and I just had a stroke due to Covid-19 complications?
In his thread, Behrens said he went to the emergency room on Saturday after he experienced weakness in his left side, dizziness and spotty vision.
The Mayo Clinic reports that TIAs usually do not cause permanent damage but about one in three people who have one will have a stroke, with half of those having one within a year
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