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Association of body mass index with COVID-19-related neurologic sequelae: a retrospective cohort study
This study demonstrates the absence of an association between BMI and neurologic manifestations following acute COVID-19 illness. Prospective studies using standardized data collection tools and direct measures of body fat are warranted to obtain more valid effect estimates.
Source: Clinical and Experimental Medicine - December 16, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: research

Telemedicine use and outcomes after transient ischemic attack and minor stroke during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cohort study
CMAJ Open. 2022 Oct 4;10(4):E865-E871. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20220027. Print 2022 Oct-Dec.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in telemedicine use. We compared care and outcomes in patients with transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor ischemic stroke before and after the widespread adoption of telemedicine in Ontario, Canada, in 2020.METHODS: In a population-based cohort study using linked administrative data, we identified patients with TIA or ischemic stroke discharged from any emergency department in Ontario before the widespread use of telemedicine (Apr. 1, 2015, to Mar. 31, 2020) and after (A...
Source: cmaj - October 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Amy Y X Yu Jeremy Penn Peter C Austin Douglas S Lee Joan Porter Jiming Fang Donald A Redelmeier Moira K Kapral Source Type: research

Consider alternative causes before allocating acute ischaemic stroke to COVID-19
We read with interest the excellent article by Dmytriw et al reported on a retrospective, multicenter cohort study of patients with COVID-19 with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) admitted to stroke units in the USA and Canada between March and August 2020.1 The primary endpoint was a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) of 5–6 and the secondary endpoints were an mRS<3, ordinal RS, symptomatic intracerebral haemorrhage and complications during hospitalisation.1 It has been established that there may be an association between COVID-19-associated AIS and severe outcome or death, and that the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio predict...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - September 14, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Finsterer, J. Tags: COVID-19 PostScript Source Type: research

Clinical characteristics, multiorgan dysfunction and outcomes of patients with COVID-19: a prospective case series
This study provides further evidence that COVID-19 is a multisystem disease involving neurologic, cardiac and thrombotic dysfunction, without evidence of hepatic dysfunction. Patients have persistent organ dysfunction after hospital discharge, underscoring the need for research on long-term outcomes of COVID-19 survivors.PMID:35853662 | DOI:10.9778/cmajo.20210151
Source: cmaj - July 19, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Kimia Honarmand Kyle Fiorini Debarati Chakraborty Daniel Gillett Karishma Desai Claudio Martin Karen J Bosma Marat Slessarev Ian M Ball Tina Mele Danielle LeBlanc Sameer Elsayed Alejandro Lazo-Langner Mike J Nicholson Robert Arntfield John Basmaji Source Type: research

Changes in ischemic stroke presentations, management and outcomes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in Alberta: a population study
CMAJ. 2022 Mar 28;194(12):E444-E455. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.211003.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Pandemics may promote hospital avoidance, and added precautions may exacerbate treatment delays for medical emergencies such as stroke. We sought to evaluate ischemic stroke presentations, management and outcomes during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS: We conducted a population-based study, using linked administrative and stroke registry data from Alberta to identify all patients presenting with stroke before the pandemic (Jan. 1, 2016 to Feb. 27, 2020) and in 5 periods over the first pandemic year (Feb. 28, 2020 to Mar. 31, 2...
Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal - March 29, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Aravind Ganesh Jillian M Stang Finlay A McAlister Oleksandr Shlakhter Jessalyn K Holodinsky Balraj Mann Michael D Hill Eric E Smith Source Type: research

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