Pre-hospital causes for delayed arrival in acute ischemic stroke before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study at two stroke centers in Egypt

Aref, Hany; Shokri, Hossam; Roushdy, Tamer M; Fathalla, Fatma; El Nahas, Nevine M;

Abstract


In the current study we investigated the causes of pre-hospital delay as this can compromise the patient's chance to receive thrombolytic therapy and thus impact stroke outcome.


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Title Pre-hospital causes for delayed arrival in acute ischemic stroke before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study at two stroke centers in Egypt
Authors Aref, Hany ; Shokri, Hossam; Roushdy, Tamer M; Fathalla, Fatma; El Nahas, Nevine M
Issue Date 2021
Publisher PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
Journal PLoS ONE 
ISSN 1932-6203
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0254228
PubMed ID 34260632
Scopus ID 2-s2.0-85110202041
Web of science ID WOS:000678119300050

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