Underutilization of health care for strokes during the COVID-19 outbreak

Int J Stroke. 2020 Jul;15(5):NP9-NP10. doi: 10.1177/1747493020934362. Epub 2020 Jun 18.

Authors

Sanjeeva R Onteddu¹, Krishna Nalleballe¹, Rohan Sharma¹, Aliza T Brown¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.

PMID: 32478606
DOI: 10.1177/1747493020934362

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Disease Outbreaks
Emergency Service, Hospital / trends*
Fibrinolytic Agents / therapeutic use
Health Services Misuse / trends*
Humans
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
SARS-CoV-2
Stroke / epidemiology*
Stroke / therapy
Thrombectomy / trends
Thrombolytic Therapy / trends
Tissue Plasminogen Activator / therapeutic use
United States / epidemiology

Substances

Fibrinolytic Agents
Tissue Plasminogen Activator