Where have our patients gone? The impact of COVID‐19 on stroke imaging and intervention at an Australian stroke center

Australia has fortunately had a low prevalence coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), and our healthcare system has not been overwhelmed. We aimed to determine whether, despite this, a decline in acute stroke presentations, imaging and intervention occurred during the pandemic at a busy stroke centre.

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