Call to Action: SARS-CoV-2 and CerebrovAscular DisordErs (CASCADE).

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), now named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), may change the risk of stroke through an enhanced systemic inflammatory response, hypercoagulable state, and endothelial damage in the cerebrovascular system. Moreover, due to the current pandemic, some countries have prioritized health resources towards COVID-19 management, making it more challenging to appropriately care for other potentially disabling and fatal diseases such as stroke. The aim of this study is to identify and describe changes in stroke epidemiological trends before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

This is an international, multicenter, hospital-based study on stroke incidence and outcomes during the

SUBMITTER: Abootalebi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7205703 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature