Differences in Receipt of Neurologist Evaluation During Hospitalization for Ischemic Stroke by Race, Sex, Age, and Region: The REGARDS Study.

While differences in access to neurologists during the hospital stay were partially explained by patient need in our study, there were also significant differences in access by region and urban-rural hospital status. Ensuring access to neurologists during the hospital stay in such settings may require policy-level and/or system-level changes.