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cord-326089-8234mcdk	Sweid, Ahmad	Incidence of Acute Ischemic Stroke and Rate of Mechanical Thrombectomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Large Tertiary Care Telemedicine Network	2020-06-13		.txt	text/plain	560	39	47	title: Incidence of Acute Ischemic Stroke and Rate of Mechanical Thrombectomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Large Tertiary Care Telemedicine Network The precipitous decrease in AIS admissions and telestroke consults may be a consequence of patients not reporting neurological manifestations due to the fear of contracting the virus by visiting the Emergency Room. Such outcomes are consistent with previous reports by the World Stroke Organization (50%-70% decline in AIS admission) and the cardiology experience from the USA (38% decrease in cardiac catheterization lab STEMI activations). 1, 2 The higher incidence of COVID-19 patients in the overall stroke group can be supported by recent theories that systemic COVID-19 may contribute to a hyper-thrombotic state and increase the risk of AIS. Of the 6 COVID-19 patients, 4 had tandem occlusions or multiple arterial occlusions (67%) compared to historic controls in our stroke series of 15%. Stroke care and the COVID19 pandemic words from our President.	./cache/cord-326089-8234mcdk.txt	./txt/cord-326089-8234mcdk.txt