COVID-19 and stroke: perspectives and concerns

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Published: Nov 24, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21876/rcshci.v10i4.1077
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COVID-19, stroke

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Marco Aurélio M Freire
Graduate Program in Health and Society, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6483-0498
Usaamah Khan
Virgínia Commonwealth University, VCUHealth Systems. Richmond/VA, USA
Daniel Falcão
Virgínia Commonwealth University, VCUHealth Systems. Richmond/VA, USA

Abstract

In December 2019, the first reports of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), with a subsequent outbreak rapidly spreading globally. Since then, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted society worldwide, and the SAR-CoV-2 virus continues to spread, by infecting more than 55 million people and causing over one million and three-hundred thousand deaths to date. On January 30th, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International concern, having a vast impact on people's behavior, personal relationships, jobs, and the global economy, besides causing a severe burden to the healthcare system.

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Freire MAM, Khan U, Falcão D. COVID-19 and stroke: perspectives and concerns. Health Sci J [Internet]. 2020Nov.24 [cited 2024May6];10(4):4-. Available from: https://portalrcs.hcitajuba.org.br/index.php/rcsfmit_zero/article/view/1077
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Marco Aurélio M Freire, Graduate Program in Health and Society, University of the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Bachelor of Science in Biology - Federal University of Pará, Brazil (2000). Master’s degree in Biological Sciences - Federal University of Pará, Brazil (2003). PhD in Neuroscience and Cell Biology - Federal University of Pará, Brazil (2006). Post-doctoral fellow. Yale University. New Haven, CT, USA (2012).

Usaamah Khan, Virgínia Commonwealth University, VCUHealth Systems. Richmond/VA, USA

Bachelor of Science - University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada (2013). Medical School - Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica, WI (2017).  Preliminary Medicine - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Department of Internal Medicine, Richmond, VA (2019); Neurology Residency - Virginia Commonwealth University Health System, Department of Neurology, Richmond, VA (2022).

 

Daniel Falcão, Virgínia Commonwealth University, VCUHealth Systems. Richmond/VA, USA

Associate in Arts Degree - Miami Dade College Miami, FL, USA (2004). Bachelor of Science in Biology, Minor in Psychology - Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA (2006). Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine - Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA (2011).

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