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Stroke Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: International Expert Panel Review
This study, prepared by a large international panel of stroke experts, assesses the rapidly growing research and personal experience with COVID-19 stroke and offers recommendations for stroke management in this challenging new setting: modifications needed for prehospital emergency rescue and hyperacute care; inpatient intensive or stroke units; posthospitalization rehabilitation; follow-up including at-risk family and community; and multispecialty departmental developments in the allied professions.Summary: The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 uses spike proteins binding to tissue angiotensin-converting enz...
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 23, 2021 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Grace Under Pressure: Resiliency of Quality Monitoring of Stroke Care During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Mexico City
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability among adults worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared a COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020. The first case in Mexico was confirmed in February 2020, subsequently becoming one of the countries most affected by the pandemic. In 2020, The National Institute of Neurology of Mexico started a Quality assurance program for stroke care, consisting of registering, monitoring and feedback of stroke quality measures through the RES-Q platform. We aim to describe changes in the demand for stroke healthcare assistance at the National Institute of Neu...
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 6, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research

Mechanical Thrombectomy Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Narrative Review
Conclusions: The effect of COVID-19 on the long-term prognosis of stroke patients after thrombectomy is yet to be determined. The accumulating evidence from current studies indicates a negative impact of COVID-19 on outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients who receive MT, irrespective of timely, successful angiographic recanalization. This review may help alert clinicians of some of the COVID-19-specific postthrombectomy challenges.
Source: The Neurologist - November 1, 2021 Category: Neurology Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research

Mobile interventional stroke unit improves patient 90-day outcomes
A pilot program conducted in New York City has shown that a mobile interventiona...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: LVO stroke patients benefit from going directly to angiography suite 'Redundant imaging' for TIA workup increases in the ED Stroke care drops in early months of pandemic CT mobile stroke units improve patient outcomes NeuroLogica launches new mobile stroke CT scanner
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - August 5, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Regional Mechanical Thrombectomy Imaging Protocol in Patients Presenting with Acute Ischemic Stroke during the COVID-19 Pandemic INTERVENTIONAL
CONCLUSIONS: Chest CT provides a pragmatic, rapid additional tool for COVID-19 risk stratification among patients referred for mechanical thrombectomy. Its inclusion in a standardized regional stroke imaging protocol has enabled efficient use of hospital resources with minimal compromise or delay to the overall patient treatment schedule.
Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - October 5, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Dhillon, P. S., Pointon, K., Lenthall, R., Nair, S., Subramanian, G., McConachie, N., Izzath, W. Tags: INTERVENTIONAL Source Type: research

Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke in COVID-19 patients: multicenter experience in 111 cases
Conclusion Our study showed a poor clinical outcome and high mortality, especially in patients with severe acute COVID-19 infection undergoing MT due to LVO.
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - August 12, 2022 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Styczen, H., Maus, V., Goertz, L., Köhrmann, M., Kleinschnitz, C., Fischer, S., Möhlenbruch, M., Mühlen, I., Kallmünzer, B., Dorn, F., Lakghomi, A., Gawlitza, M., Kaiser, D., Klisch, J., Lobsien, D., Rohde, S., Ellrichmann, Tags: COVID-19 The pandemic and neurointervention Source Type: research

E-008 Variation in subarachnoid hemorrhage presentation and demographics in California during the COVID-19 pandemic: A UC stroke consortium study
ConclusionsCOVID19(+) patients presenting with SAH were younger than COVID(-) controls, and there was a trend toward underrepresentation of Hispanic patients in the COVID(+) group. Recognizing COVID19 status as a factor in SAH presentation is important to mitigate healthcare disparities in California.Disclosures A. Gautam: None. T. Caton: None. K. Narsinh: None. A. Baker: None. S. Hetts: None. D. Cooke: None.
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 26, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Gautam, A., Caton, T., Narsinh, K., Baker, A., Hetts, S., Cooke, D. Tags: Electronic poster abstracts Source Type: research

RapidAI is Set to Acquire EndoVantage for an Undisclosed Sum
M&A is still a thing during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Advanced stroke imaging firm, RapidAI is acquiring EndoVantage, developer of the Find, Track, and Treat comprehensive cerebral aneurysm management platform. Menlo Park, CA-based RapidAI said this acquisition can help it expand its scope, from ischemic stroke to hemorrhagic stroke and now aneurysm. EndoVantage was started at Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University has developed a powerful award-winning computational platform that provides comprehensive cerebral aneurysm management, automating the entire workflow from initial assessment, growth monitoring, to treatment ...
Source: MDDI - June 10, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Tags: Business Cardiovascular Source Type: news

Efficacy of a four-tier infection response system in the emergency department during the coronavirus disease-2019 outbreak
This study presents an efficient method to prevent the degradation of the quality of diagnosis and treatment of other critical diseases during the pandemic. MethodsWe performed a retrospective observational study. The primary outcome was ED length of stay (ED LOS). The secondary outcomes were the door-to-balloon time in patients with suspected ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and door-to-brain computed tomography time for patients with suspected stroke. The outcome measures were compared between patients who were treated in the red and orange zones designated as the changeable isolation unit and those who were tr...
Source: PLoS One - August 12, 2021 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Arom Choi Source Type: research

Surprise Diagnosis of COVID-19 following Neuroimaging Evaluation for Unrelated Reasons during the Pandemic in Hot Spots ADULT BRAIN
We report such a scenario in 17 patients who were admitted and investigated with CT spine imaging and CT angiography for nonpulmonary reasons (trauma = 13, stroke = 4). Their initial work-up did not suggest COVID-19 as a diagnosis but showed unsuspected/incidental lung findings, which led to further investigations and a diagnosis of COVID-19.
Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - July 12, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Jain, R., Young, M., Dogra, S., Kennedy, H., Nguyen, V., Raz, E. Tags: ADULT BRAIN Source Type: research

P-020 Process improvement with pre-tranfser intubation for patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy; not just for the COVID pandemic
ConclusionAn established protocol of pre-transfer intubation is safe and feasible. Intubation prior to transfer does not negatively affect DIDO yet significantly decreases door to groin time at the CSC.Disclosures M. Stiefel: None. J. Strauss: None. J. Shapiro: None. S. Solomon: None. C. Lytle: None. T. Esdale: None. A. Schuette: None.
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 26, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Stiefel, M., Strauss, J., Shapiro, J., Solomon, S., Lytle, C., Esdale, T., Schuette, A. Tags: Oral poster abstracts Source Type: research

Cerebrovascular Disease in COVID-19 ADULT BRAIN
We report a case of COVID-19 with acute ischemic stroke. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of COVID-19-related cerebral infarcts that includes brain imaging at multiple time points and CT angiography. There is a growing body of published evidence that complications of COVID-19 are not limited to the pulmonary system. Neuroradiologists should be aware of a wide range of neurologic manifestations, including cerebrovascular disease.
Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - July 12, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Goldberg, M. F., Goldberg, M. F., Cerejo, R., Tayal, A. H. Tags: ADULT BRAIN Source Type: research

The potential role of microvascular pathology in the neurological manifestations of coronavirus infection
We present the hypothesis that pre-existing vascular damage (due to aging, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension or other conditions) facilitates infiltration of the virus into the central nervous system (CNS), increasing neuro-inflammation and the likelihood o f neurological symptoms. We also discuss the role of a neuroinflammatory cytokine profile in both blood–brain barrier dysfunction and macrovascular disease (e.g. ischemic stroke and thromboembolism). Future studies are needed to better understand the involvement of the microvasculature in coronavi rus neuropathology, and to test the diagnostic potential o...
Source: Fluids and Barriers of the CNS - September 9, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research

Endovascular Thrombectomy of COVID-19-Related Large Vessel Occlusion: A Systematic Review and Summary of the Literature
ConclusionDespite angiographically successful EVT of LVOs in the majority of patients, this literature analysis demonstrates overall poor outcomes and high mortality in COVID-19 patients post EVT. An unusual incidence of early intracerebral proximal arterial re-occlusion was notable.
Source: Current Radiology Reports - March 8, 2021 Category: Radiology Source Type: research

EP38* Single center experience utilizing a novel augmented reality platform to teleproctor a neuroendovascular fellow
ConclusionsThis study demonstrates successful use of an augmented reality tele-proctoring platform in a fellowship training paradigm.ReferencesBechstein M, Elsheik S, Wodarg F, et al. Interhospital teleproctoring of endovascular intracranial aneurysm treatment using a dedicated live-streaming technology: first experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Case Rep 2020 Oct 4;13(10):e016722.Bechstein M, Buhk JH, Frolich AM, et al. Training and supervision of thrombectomy by remote live streaming support (RESS): randomized comparison using simulated stroke interventions. Clin Neuroradiol 2019 Dec 20.Goel SS, Greenbaum AB, Pa...
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - August 24, 2021 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Hassan, A., Desai, S., Georgiadis, A., Tekle, W. Tags: Logistics Source Type: research

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