frequency. All indications are that it is much, much more common with covid19. This study puts the likelihood of a stroke 8 times more likely than the flu.
healioPatients who visited the ED or were hospitalized for COVID-19 had a higher risk for ischemic stroke compared with those with ED visits or hospitalizations for influenza, researchers found.“We found that COVID-19 was associated with a far greater risk for stroke than the flu and stress the importance of combating this deadly disease,” Alexander E. Merkler, MD, assistant professor of
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