CRP and COVID-19: The proposed mechanisms for stroke in COVID-19 include a hypercoagulable state due to a generalised systemic inflammatory response (with elevated c-reactive protein, d-dimer and ferritin), cerebral vasculitis or cardiomyopathy as part of multiorgan failure.27,28 Overall, a 7.6 increase in the odds of acute stroke has been demonstrated with COVID-19 compared with seasonal influenza.29