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cord-338628-7l9b5mqp	Nguyen-Huynh, Mai N.	Acute Stroke Presentation, Care, and Outcomes in Community Hospitals in Northern California During the COVID-19 Pandemic	2020-08-17		.txt	text/plain	3260	192	60	We aimed to compare temporal trends in volume of acute stroke alerts, patient characteristics, telestroke care, and short-term outcomes preand post-SIP orders. CONCLUSIONS: In this cohort study, regional stroke alert and ischemic stroke discharge volumes decreased significantly in the early COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to determine whether a decrease in acute stroke presentations occurred during the early COVID-19 pandemic in Northern California and to assess differences in patient characteristics and hospital outcomes for those who presented for acute stroke evaluation during the pandemic compared with those who presented before the pandemic. Furthermore, patients presenting to the ED after May 9, 2020, were more similar to those in the pre-SIP cohort (January 1, 2019 to March 14, 2020) with regard to having a lower NIHSS score, higher percentage of stroke mimics, and fewer LVOs, but they were more similar to the post-SIP cohort (March 15, 2020 to May 9, 2020) with regard to arriving more by emergency medical services and having a lower Comorbidity Point Score, version 2, score (Tables I and II in the Data Supplement).	./cache/cord-338628-7l9b5mqp.txt	./txt/cord-338628-7l9b5mqp.txt