Additionally, an increasing trend of stroke mimics was observed among the suspected stroke patients, increasing from 29.5% in 2016 to 38.2% in 2019 before declining to 33% in 2020, while EMS utilization among stroke mimics fluctuated over the years, with a decrease from 59.6% in 2016 to 57.8% in 2018, followed by a significant increase to 69.4% in 2020 (Supplementary Table 2 ).
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Emergency medical services utilization in acute stroke in Qatar - an observational cohort study.
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