Endovascular stroke treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nat Rev Neurol

Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.

Published: July 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has added an additional layer of complexity to endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischaemic stroke. Drawing on recently published guidelines, this article provides a conceptual framework for EVT in the COVID-19 era, outlining key principles for ensuring safe and timely EVT while minimizing the risk of infectious exposure for health-care workers and patients.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7254971PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41582-020-0371-1DOI Listing

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