A statistical analysis of acute ischemic stroke before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Strokes are very serious neurological disorders, most often with sudden onset, unpredictable evolution and very high mortality. According to the World Health Organization, about 15 million people survive a stroke each year, and 5-6 million die each year from it. Globally, strokes are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. Relatively recent clinical data show that strokes are the second leading cause of death worldwide. Thus, in Europe, new strokes occur annually in 100-200 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. For Romania, the epidemiological analysis of the data of our study shows that strokes are the leading cause of death in vascular diseases, i.e. cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases put together.