Decline in Stroke Presentations During COVID-19 Surge.

Background And Purpose: We aimed to investigate the acute stroke presentations during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Methods: The data were obtained from a health system with 19 emergency departments in northeast Ohio in the United States. Baseline period from January 1 to March 8, 2020, was compared with the COVID period from March 9, to April 2, 2020.