COVID-19 did not result in increased hospitalization for stroke and transient ischemic attack: A nationwide study.
Claus Ziegler SimonsenRolf A BlauenfeldtJakob N HedegaardChristina KruuseDavid GaistTroels WieneckeBoris ModrauSøren P JohnsenGrethe AndersenPublished in: European journal of neurology (2022)
Stroke admission rates remained largely unchanged during the pandemic, while an increased short-term mortality rate in patients admitted with stroke observed during the first lockdown was seen, probably reflecting that the more frail patients constituted a higher proportion of admitted patients at the beginning of the pandemic.
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