Disruptions of neurological services, its causes and mitigation strategies during COVID-19: a global review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic leads to disruptions of health services worldwide. To evaluate the particular impact on neurological services a rapid review was conducted.

Methods

Studies reporting the provision of neurological services during the pandemic and/or adopted mitigation strategies were included in this review. PubMed and World Health Organization's (WHO) COVID-19 database were searched. Data extraction followed categories used by WHO COVID-19 pulse surveys and operational guidelines on maintaining essential health services during COVID-19.

Findings

The search yielded 1101 articles, of which 369 fulfilled eligibility criteria, describing data from 210,419 participants, being adults (81%), children (11.4%) or both (7.3%). Included articles reported data fro

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Azorin D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8140556 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature