Ischemic stroke admissions, life-saving thrombectomy procedures decrease during COVID-19 pandemic

(Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan) Research reveals fewer people have been admitted to stroke centers in Michigan and northwest Ohio since the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, and significantly fewer patients received a mechanical thrombectomy for their ischemic stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news