This is the question posed by all neurologists used to treating strokes: where have their patients gone? "We have seen a considerable drop in the number of strokes in recent weeks, of the order of 50%," says Professor Pierre Amarenco, head of the neurology service at Bichat hospital in Paris. His department currently receives one to two patients a day, compared to two to five in normal times. "We are very worried because in the coming weeks we fear not only having a wave of patients who neglected their first symptoms and who will arrive in serious condition, but also an excess mortality at home when these deaths could have been avoided . "
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The observation is the same as in most French hospitals. "We have noted a drop in the number of admissions of around 20%," says Professor Yannick Béjot, head of the neurology department at the Dijon CHU. "This decrease concerns both minor strokes, few
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