Impact of the pandemic and concomitant COVID-19 on the management and outcomes of middle cerebral artery strokes: a nationwide registry-based study.
Abdul Karim GhaithVictor Gabriel El-HajjElias AtallahJorge Rios-ZermenoKrishnan RavindranMaria GhariosHarry HoangMohamad BydonMarcus OhlssonAdrian Elmi TeranderRabih G TawkPascal JabbourPublished in: BMJ open (2024)
Among patients with MCA stroke, those with concomitant COVID-19 were significantly younger and had higher stroke severity scores. They were more likely to experience thromboembolic and respiratory complications and in-hospital mortality compared with matched controls.