Stroke rates are low among COVID-19 patients—but when they occur, the risk of death is substantial

The stroke rate among COVID-19 patients is low, according to new research published in Stroke. Cryptogenic stroke is more common than normal, however, and in-hospital mortality is significantly higher. “Given early reports of an association between COVID-19 and cerebrovascular disease, there is a critical, unmet need to define associations and…

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