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ESO is pleased to present our curated collection of resources relevant for the treatment of stroke during the COVID-19 global pandemic. We hope you will find this page valuable. #StrokeStillMatters
We will continue to update this space as further publications and studies emerge. Please feel free to suggest any COVID-19 resources for inclusion by sending them to esoinfo@eso-stroke.org.
Stroke and COVID-19
Updated March 2021 – COVID-19 Publications Relevant for Stroke Diagnosis and Management
Original Articles
- Changes in Prehospital Stroke Care and Stroke Mimic Patterns during the COVID-19 Lockdown. Melaika K et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 23;18(4):2150.
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Stroke. Dries DJ et al. Air Med J. 2021 Mar-Apr;40(2):92-96.
- Time of Stroke Onset in Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients Around the Globe: A Systematic Review and Analysis. Valencia-Enciso N et al. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Dec;29(12):105325.
- Treatment of unexplained coma and hypokinetic-rigid syndrome in a patient with COVID-19. Roy D et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Mar 2;14(3):e239781.
- SVIN COVID-19 Multinational Registry and Task Force. Decline in mild stroke presentations and intravenous thrombolysis during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Multicenter Collaboration. Ortega-Gutierrez S et al. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2021 Feb;201:106436. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106436. Epub 2020 Dec 15. PMID: 33383463; PMCID: PMC7836428
- Qualitative Study of Chinese Stroke Caregivers’ Caregiving Experience During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Lee JJ et al. Stroke. 2021 Feb 16:STROKEAHA120032250. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33588588.
- Stroke Care in the First Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu Medical College during the COVID-19 Outbreak. Zhang LL et al. Eur Neurol. 2020;83(6):630-635.
- Acute Ischemic Stroke and COVID-19: An Analysis of 27 676 Patients. Qureshi AI et al. Stroke. 2021 Feb 4
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on acute stroke care: facing an epidemiological paradox with a paradigm shift. Paolucci M et al. Neurol Sci. 2021 Feb;42(2):399-406.
- European Multicenter Study of ET-COVID-19. Cagnazzo F et al. Stroke. 2021 Jan;52(1):31-39.
- In-Hospital Delays for Acute Stroke Treatment Delivery During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Katsanos AH et al. Can J Neurol Sci. 2021 Jan;48(1):59-65.
- Simultaneous cardio-cerebral infarction in the coronavirus disease pandemic era: A case series. Eskandarani R et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Jan 29;100(4):e24496.
- Global stroke challenges: From COVID-19 to intracerebral hemorrhage and atrial fibrillation. Markus HS. Int J Stroke. 2021 Feb;16(2):121-122.
- SVIN Multinational Registry and Task Force. Stroke etiologies in patients with COVID-19: the SVIN COVID-19 multinational registry. Ramos-Araque ME et al. BMC Neurol. 2021 Jan 30;21(1):43.
- Decline and Recurrence of Stroke Consultations during the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown Parallels Population Activity Levels. Schlachetzki F et al. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Feb 4:1-9.
- Excess Cerebrovascular Mortality in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sharma R et al. Stroke. 2021 Jan;52(2):563-572.
- Incidence, characteristics and clinical relevance of acute stroke in old patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Mendes A. et al. BMC Geriatr. 2021 Jan 14;21(1):52.
- Impact of COVID-19 on hospital admission of acute stroke patients in Bangladesh. Hasan ATMH. et al. PLoS One. 2021 Jan 13;16(1):e0240385.
- Clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of COVID-19 patients with stroke in China: A multicenter retrospective study. Ji XY. et al. Phytomedicine. 2021 Jan;81:153433.
- Neurological manifestations in COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Chua TH. et al. Brain Inj. 2020 Oct 14;34(12):1549-1568.
- Acute Cerebrovascular Events With COVID-19 Infection. Dhamoon MS,et al. Stroke. 2021 Jan;52(1):48-56.
- Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Treatment Times for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Multicenter Collaboration. Siegler JE. et al. Stroke. 2021 Jan;52(1):40-47.
- Impact of a Stay-at-Home Order on Stroke Admission, Subtype, and Metrics during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Rameez F. et al. Cerebrovasc Dis Extra. 2020;10(3):159-165.
- Analysis of Nationwide Stroke Patient Care in Times of COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany. Richter D et al. Stroke. 2020 Dec 24. STROKEAHA120033160.
- Retrospective Observational Study of Brain MRI Findings in Patients with Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Neurologic Manifestations. Chougar et al. Radiology 2020 Dec.
- Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Treatment Times for Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Multicenter Collaboration. Siegler JE et al. Stroke. 2020 Nov 30
- Stroke in COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Nannoni S. et al. Int J Stroke. 2020 Nov 11
- Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19-associated stroke: a UK multicentre case-control study. Perry RJ et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020 Nov 5.
- Early Brain Imaging Shows Increased Severity of Acute Ischemic Strokes With Large Vessel Occlusion in COVID-19 Patients. ESCALARD S. et al. Stroke. 2020 Aug 19.
- Intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischaemic stroke during COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China: a multicentre, retrospective cohort study. Zhou Y. et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020 Oct 28.
- Acute COVID-19 and the Incidence of Ischemic Stroke and Acute Myocardial Infarction. Modin et al. Circulation. 2020 Oct 15.
- Decreasing referrals to transient ischaemic attack clinics during the COVID-19 outbreak: results from a multicentre cross-sectional survey. D’Anna L. et al. BMJ Open. 2020 Oct 23.
- Impact of the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic on the Number of Strokes and Mechanical Thrombectomies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. July J. and Pranata R. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Nov;29(11).
- Stroke Care Within the COVID-19 Pandemic—Increasing Awareness of Transient and Mild Stroke Symptoms Needed. Uphaus T. et al. Frontiers in Neurology 2020 Oct.
- Impact of COVID-19 on stroke admissions, treatments, and outcomes at a comprehensive stroke centre in the United Kingdom. Padmanabhan, N et al. Neurol Sci (2020).
- Impact of COVID-19 on Patient Behavior to Stroke Symptoms in China. Song L. et al. Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Oct 8
- Mechanical thrombectomy for acute ischaemic stroke during the COVID-19 pandemic: changes to UK practice and lessons learned. McConachie D. et al. Clin Radiol. 2020 Oct.
- Streamlined Poststroke Treatment Order Sets During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: Simplifying While Not Compromising Care. Gioia LC et al. Stroke. 2020 Oct.
- Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment in United States. Qureshi AIet al. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Oct.
- Impact of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases on mortality and severity of COVID-19-systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression. Pranata R. et al. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Aug;29(8)
- Effect of COVID-19 on First-Time Acute Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Admission Rates and Prognosis in Denmark: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Butt JH. et al. Circulation. 2020 Sep 22.
- Risk of stroke in hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 infected patients: A multinational study. Shahjouei S. et al. EBioMedicine. 2020 Sept.
- Ischemic stroke in COVID-19: An urgent need for early identification and management. Jillella DV et al. PLoS One. 2020 Sep 18.
- Clinician’s Perception of Practice Changes for Stroke During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Kamdar et al. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Oct
- The effect of COVID-19 on stroke hospitalizations in New York City. Esenwa et al. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Oct
- COVID-19 Impact on Stroke Presentations. Strasser et al. Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Oct
- Incidence of Acute Ischemic Stroke and Rate of Mechanical Thrombectomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Large Tertiary Care Telemedicine Network. Sweid et al. World Neurosurg. 2020 Aug
- Cerebrovascular Complications of COVID-19. Katz et al. Stroke. 2020 Sep
- Cerebral Microbleeds and Leukoencephalopathy in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19. Agarwal et al. 2020
- Acute stroke care in a New York City comprehensive stroke center during the COVID-19 pandemic. Agarwal et al. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Sep;29
- Initial Stroke Thrombectomy Experience in New York City during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Yaeger et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Aug
- Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke During New York City’s COVID-19 Outbreak: Clinical Characteristics and Paraclinical Findings. Majidi et al. Stroke. 2020 Sep
- Acute Cerebrovascular Events in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients. Rothstein et al. Stroke. 2020
- Stroke risk, phenotypes, and death in COVID-19: Systematic review and newly reported cases. Fridman et al. Neurology. 2020 Sep
- Universal laboratory testing for SARS-CoV-2 in hyperacute stroke during the COVID-19 pandemic. Barlinn et al. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2020 Sep
- Ischaemic stroke associated with COVID-19 and racial outcome disparity in North America. Dmytriw et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2020 Aug
- . Böjti et al. Orv Hetil. 2020 Aug
- Telestroke in the Time of COVID-19: The Mayo Clinic Experience. Huang et al. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Aug
- Acute Stroke in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Study Hoyer et al. Stroke. 2020 Jul
- Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Amid the COVID-19 Outbreak. Decreased Activity, and Increased Care Delays Kerleroux et al. Stroke. 2020 Jul
- Altered COVID-19 receptor ACE2 expression in a higher risk group for cerebrovascular disease and ischemic stroke Choi et al. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2020 Jul
- COVID-19 is an Independent Risk Factor for Acute Ischemic Stroke. Belani et al. AJNR. Jun 2020
- Potential Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Use of Emergency Departments for Acute Life-Threatening Conditions – United States, January-May 2020 . Lange et al. MMWR 2020 Jun 26
- Neurological and neuropsychiatric complications of COVID-19 in 153 patients: a UK-wide surveillance study Varatharaj et al. The Lancet Psychiatry 2020 Jun
- Cerebrovascular Events in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Mishra et al. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2020 Jun
- Cerebrovascular disease is associated with an increased disease severity in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A pooled analysis of published literature. Aggarwal et al. Int J Stroke. 2020 Jun
- Decrease in Hospital Admissions for Transient Ischemic Attack, Mild, and Moderate Stroke During the COVID-19 Era. Diegoli et al. Stroke. 2020 Jun
- Maintaining stroke care in Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results from an international survey of stroke professionals and practice recommendations from the European Stroke Organisation. Aguiar de Sousa et al. ESJ. 2020 Jun
- Association of Treatment Dose Anticoagulation with In-Hospital Survival Among Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19. Paranjpe et al. JACC 2020.
- COVID-19 related neuroimaging findings: A signal of thromboembolic complications and a strong prognostic marker of poor patient outcome Jain et al. J Neurol Sci. 2020 Jul
- Emergency ambulance services for heart attack and stroke during UK’s COVID-19 lockdown. Holmes et al. Lancet. 2020 May
- Delays in Stroke Onset to Hospital Arrival Time During COVID-19. Teo et al. Stroke 2020 May
- Break in the Stroke Chain of Survival Due to COVID-19, Montaner, et al. Stroke. 2020 May
- Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Stroke Care and Potential Solutions . Zhao et al. Stroke. 2020 May
- Acute Stroke Care Is at Risk in the Era of COVID-19: Experience at a Comprehensive Stroke Center in Barcelona, Rudilosso et al. Stroke. 2020 May.
- Prehospital Triage of Acute Stroke Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Goyalfs et al. Stroke. 2020 May 13.
- Delayed presentation of acute ischemic strokes during the COVID-19 crisis Endovascular Research Group (ENRG). Schirmer et al. J Neurointerv Surg. 2020 Jul
- SARS2-CoV-2 and Stroke in a New York Healthcare System. Yaghi et al Stroke. 2020 May
- Cardiovascular Disease, Drug Therapy, and Mortality in Covid-19 Mehra et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 May
- Large-Vessel Stroke as a Presenting Feature of Covid-19 in the Young. Oxley et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 May 14
- Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the process and outcome of thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke Yang et al. J Neurointerv Surg. 2020 May
- Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke due to Large Vessel Occlusion With COVID-19: Experience From Paris. Escalard et al. Stroke. 2020 May
- Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 Patients With a History of Stroke in Wuhan, China. Qin et al Stroke. 2020 May
- OpenSAFELY: factors associated with COVID-19-related hospital death in the linked electronic health records of 17 million adult NHS patients The OpenSAFELY Collaborative.
- Characteristics of ischaemic stroke associated with COVID-19 Beyrouti et al. JNNP. 2020 Apr
- Neurologic Manifestations of Hospitalized Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China Mao et al. JAMA Neurol. 2020 April
- Acute Cerebrovascular Disease Following COVID-19: A Single Center, Retrospective, Observational Study. Yanan et al. 2020 Mar
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