Acute Stroke in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Authors

Carolin Hoyer · Heidelberg University

Anne Ebert · Heidelberg University

Hagen B. Huttner · Universitätsklinikum Erlangen

Volker Puetz · University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus

Bernd Kallmünzer · Universitätsklinikum Erlangen

Kristian Barlinn · University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus

Christian Haverkamp

Abstract

These data demonstrate and quantify decreasing hospital admissions due to ischemic cerebrovascular events and suggest that this may be a consequence of social distancing measures, in particular because hospital resources for acute stroke care were not limited during this period. Hence, raising public awareness is necessary to avoid serious healthcare and economic consequences of undiagnosed and untreated strokes and transient ischemic attacks.

Topics & Keywords

COVID-19 and healthcare impacts Long-Term Effects of COVID-19 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Stroke

Volume 51, Issue 7, pp. 2224-2227

DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.120.030395

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