Journal article
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Stroke Subtype Presentation in Patients Without COVID-19 Infection
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS: It is unknown if the COVID-19 pandemic and public health measures had an immediate impact on stroke subtypes and etiologies in patients not infected with COVID-19. We aimed to evaluate if the proportion of non-COVID-19-related stroke subtypes (ischemic vs. hemorrhagic) and etiologies (cardioembolic, atherosclerosis, small vessel disease, and others) during the pandemic's first wave were different from prepandemic.
METHODS: For…
Authors
Sawicka KM; Catanese L; Williams J; Crellin L; Francis T; Katsanos AH; Shoamanesh A; Chen J; Pikula A; Schaafsma JD
Journal
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences / Journal Canadien des Sciences Neurologiques, Vol. 51, No. 1, pp. 78–86
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
January 2024
DOI
10.1017/cjn.2023.19
ISSN
0317-1671