Coronavirus disease 2019 and stroke in Iran: a case series and effects on stroke admissions | Zendy

Masoud Mehrpour | Zendy; Ashfaq Shuaib | Zendy; Mehrdad Farahani | Zendy; HR Hatamabadi | Zendy; Zahra Fatehi | Zendy; Mehran Ghaffari | Zendy; NB Moghadam | Zendy; Seyed Hossein Aghamiri | Zendy; Behnam Mansouri | Zendy; Farhad Assarzadegan | Zendy; BS Lima | Zendy; Omid Hesami | Zendy

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Coronavirus disease 2019 and stroke in Iran: a case series and effects on stroke admissions

Author(s) -

Masoud Mehrpour,

Ashfaq Shuaib,

Mehrdad Farahani,

HR Hatamabadi,

Zahra Fatehi,

Mehran Ghaffari,

NB Moghadam,

Seyed Hossein Aghamiri,

Behnam Mansouri,

Farhad Assarzadegan,

BS Lima,

Omid Hesami

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

international journal of stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.375

H-Index - 74

eISSN - 1747-4949

pISSN - 1747-4930

DOI - 10.1177/1747493020937397

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , pandemic , disease , coronavirus , covid-19 , pediatrics , infectious disease (medical specialty) , mechanical engineering , engineering

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has affected healthcare systems around the globe and massively impacted patients with various non-infectious, life-threatening conditions. Stroke is a major neurological disease contributing to death and disability worldwide, and is still an ongoing issue during the pandemic. Here we investigate the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak on stroke manifestations, treatment courses, the outcome of stroke patients, and the hospitalization rate in a referral center for stroke management in Tehran, Iran.

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