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01-03-2021 | Stroke | Letter to the Editors

Causality in COVID-19-associated stroke: a uniform case definition for use in clinical research

Authors: Alberto Vogrig, Daniele Bagatto, Gian Luigi Gigli, Milena Cobelli, Serena D’Agostini, Claudio Bnà, Mauro Morassi

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Title: Causality in COVID-19-associated stroke: a uniform case definition for use in clinical research
Authors: Alberto Vogrig
Daniele Bagatto
Gian Luigi Gigli
Milena Cobelli
Serena D’Agostini
Claudio Bnà
Mauro Morassi
Publication date: 01-03-2021
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Stroke
SARS-CoV-2
Acute Respiratory Distress-Syndrome
COVID-19
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Carotid Artery Dissection
Carotid Artery Dissection
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue 3/2021
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-020-10103-2