• Francisco José Arruda Mont'alverne, Fabrício Oliveira Lima, Raul Gomes Nogueira, Freitas Carlos Clayton Macedo de CCM Departamento de Neurologia e Psiquiatria, Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista "Júlio de Mesquita Filho", Octávio Marques Pontes Neto, Gisele Sampaio Silva, Maura Salaroli de Oliveira, Michel Frudit, Jose Guilherme Mendes Pereira Caldas, Daniel Giansante Abud, Adriana Bastos Conforto, Fernanda Martins Maia Carvalho, Francisco Antunes Dias, Rodrigo Bazan, Wagner Mauad Avelar, Carla Heloísa Cabral Moro, Pedro Silva Correa de MagalhÃes, Maramelia Miranda, and Leandro de Assis Barbosa.
• Departamento de Neurorradiologia Intervencionista, Hospital Geral de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
• Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2020 Jul 1; 78 (7): 440-449.

IntroductionAlthough the 2019 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection (SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19) pandemic poses new challenges to the healthcare system to provide support for thousands of patients, there is special concern about common medical emergencies, such as stroke, that will continue to occur and will require adequate treatment. The allocation of both material and human resources to fight the pandemic cannot overshadow the care for acute stroke, a time-sensitive emergency that with an inefficient treatment will further increase mortality and long-term disability.ObjectiveThis paper summarizes the recommendations from the Scientific Department on Cerebrovascular Diseases of the Brazilian Academy of Neurology, the Brazilian Society of Cerebrovascular Diseases and the Brazilian Society of Neuroradiology for management of acute stroke and urgent neuro-interventional procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic, including proper use of screening tools, personal protective equipment (for patients and health professionals), and patient allocation.

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