Telestroke in the Time of COVID-19: The  Mayo Clinic Experience

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic, and in the weeks following, public health organizations, medical associations, and governing bodies throughout the world recommended limiting contact with others to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19. Although both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes have been reported with COVID-19, there has been anecdotal suggestion of an overall decrease in stroke admissions. To date, the effects of any pandemic on telestroke service lines have not been described.

Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings - June 12, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Josephine F. Huang, Melanie R.F. Greenway, Deena M. Nasr, Felix E. Chukwudelunzu, Bart M. Demaerschalk, Cumara B. O ’Carroll, Charisse A. Nord, Emily A. Pahl, Kevin M. Barrett, Lindsy N. Williams Tags: Brief report Source Type: research