The decline in stroke hospitalization due to COVID-19 is unrelated to COVID-19 intensity.

Petra SedovaJulia Anna KentTomas BryndziarJiri JarkovskyAles TomekMartin SramekOndrej SkodaTereza SramkovaKateřina PokorováSimona LittnerovaRobert D BrownRobert Mikulík

Published in: European journal of neurology (2022)

There was a decline in stroke admissions, but such decline was not related to COVID-19 incidence. The frequency of use of recanalization procedures (IVT, MT) and times (onset-to-door time, door-to-needle time) in AIS were preserved in the Czech Republic during the first year of the pandemic.

Keyphrases

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