Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stroke epidemiology and clinical stroke practice in the US

: To examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on stroke, the number of stroke patients, time since last known well (LKW), morbidity, and mortality of stroke patients in Southwest Healthcare System (SHS), California (CA) and the United States (US) were analyzed during 2019 and compared to 2020. Our hypothesis is that there are regional differences in stroke outcome depending on location during the COVID-19 study period which influences stroke epidemiology and clinical stroke practice.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research