The Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on Stroke Epidemiology and Care: A Meta-Analysis.

Aristeidis H KatsanosLina PalaiodimouRamin Zand Shadi Yaghi Hooman Kamel Babak Benjamin NaviGuillaume TurcMichele RomoliVijay K SharmaDimitris MavridisShima ShahjoueiLuciana CataneseAshkan ShoamaneshKonstantinos VadikoliasKonstantinos TsioufisPagona LagiouAndrei V AlexandrovSotirios TsiodrasGeorgios K Tsivgoulis

Published in: Annals of neurology (2020)

SARS-CoV-2 appears to be associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke, and potentially cryptogenic stroke in particular. It may also be related to an increased mortality risk. ANN NEUROL 2021;89:380-388.

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