New study: Stroke patients are significantly delaying treatment amid COVID-19

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-05/sons-nss052820.php

News Release 28-May-2020
Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery


New research published today in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery (JNIS) shows ischemic stroke patients are arriving to hospitals and treatment centers an average of 160 minutes later during the COVID-19 pandemic, as compared with a similar timeframe in 2019. These delays, say stroke surgeons from the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS), are impacting both survival and recovery.

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