Changes in Demographic and Diagnostic Spectra of Patients with Neurological Symptoms Presenting to an Emergency Department During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Carolin HoyerNiklas GrasslKathrin BailPatrick SteinAnne EbertMichael PlattenKristina SzaboPublished in: Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment (2020)
Our findings suggest that the pandemic has contributed to a - potentially transient - reframing of laypeople's perception of urgency and necessity for emergency presentation. The establishment and promotion of health-care structures and services like telemedical consultations and the creation of safe ED environments will be essential to enable adequate delivery of care in potential future waves of the pandemic.
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