Stroke Is an Emergency, Even During a Pandemic

Affiliations

¹ Neurology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neuromotor Physiology and Rehalibilitation, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: zedde.marialuisa@ausl.re.it.
² Neuroradiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Editorial

Marialuisa Zedde et al. Chest. 2023 Mar.

. 2023 Mar;163(3):471-472.

doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.11.017.

¹ Neurology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy; Department of Neuromotor Physiology and Rehalibilitation, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy. Electronic address: zedde.marialuisa@ausl.re.it.
² Neuroradiology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

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Trends in Intensive Care Admissions and Outcomes of Stroke Patients Over 10 Years in Brazil: Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Kurtz P, Bastos LSL, Zampieri FG, de Freitas GR, Bozza FA, Soares M, Salluh JIF. Kurtz P, et al. Chest. 2023 Mar;163(3):543-553. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2022.10.033. Epub 2022 Nov 5. Chest. 2023. PMID: 36347322 Free PMC article.

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