The purpose of this study was to ascertain the relationship between acute ischemic stroke and COVID-19 infection in the context of patient outcomes.

The study utilized a matched pair analysis of non-COVID-19 and COVID-19 patients.

The data was obtained from the Acute Stroke Registry, the Analysis of Lausanne Registry, and the Global COVID-19 Stroke Registry.

The study involved 336 patients and the average age of patients was 71.2 years.

It was found that the median National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale was higher in COVID-19 patients compared to non-COVID-19 patients (10 versus 6).

It was also found that COVID-19 patients had higher risk for death and severe disability compared to non-COVID-19 patients.

The study’s findings suggest that COVID-19 patients with ischemic stroke have more severe outcomes as well as higher mortality rate than non-COVID-19 patients with ischemic stroke.