Stroke is proud to present the Top 10 most discussed articles published in 2020 using Altmetric Scores.

Notice very specifically that NONE OF THEM are about stroke recovery. The takeaway from that is that Stroke readers don't give a shit about survivor recovery. 

 Stroke is proud to present the Top 10 most discussed articles published in 2020 using Altmetric Scores.

The majority of these listed articles are Original Research, while excluding AHA Scientific Statements. We invite you to peruse the list of these excellent articles, and we congratulate each author team for their innovative research. Altmetrics are used to report how often journal articles are discussed, shared, or mentioned on social or traditional media throughout the world.

Acute Cerebrovascular Events in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Aaron Rothstein, Olivia Oldridge, Hannah Schwennesen, David Do, Brett L. Cucchiara

Smoking Causes Fatal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Case-Control Study of Finnish Twins
Ilari Rautalin, Miikka Korja, Jaakko Kaprio

SARS-CoV-2 and Stroke in a New York Healthcare System
Shadi Yaghi, Koto Ishida, Jose Torres, Brian Mac Grory, Eytan Raz, Kelley Humbert, Nils Henninger, Tushar Trivedi, Kaitlyn Lillemoe, Shazia Alam, Matthew Sanger, Sun Kim, Erica Scher, Seena Dehkharghani, Michael Wachs, Omar Tanweer, Frank Volpicelli, Brian Bosworth, Aaron Lord, Jennifer Frontera

Utility of Apical Lung Assessment on Computed Tomography Angiography as a COVID-19 Screen in Acute Stroke
Charles Esenwa, Ji-Ae Lee, Taha Nisar, Anna Shmukler, Inessa Goldman, Richard Zampolin, Kevin Hsu, Daniel Labovitz, David Altschul, Linda B. Haramati

Hypothetical Lifestyle Strategies in Middle-Aged Women and the Long-Term Risk of Stroke
Priyanka Jain, Claudia K. Suemoto, Kathryn Rexrode, JoAnn E. Manson, James M. Robins, Miguel A. Hernán, Goodarz Danaei

Urban-Rural Inequities in Acute Stroke Care and In-Hospital Mortality
Gmerice Hammond, Alina A. Luke, Lauren Elson, Amytis Towfighi, Karen E. Joynt Maddox

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection and Ischemic Stroke
Eduard Valdes Valderrama, Kelley Humbert, Aaron Lord, Jennifer Frontera, Shadi Yaghi

Marijuana Use Among Young Adults (18–44 Years of Age) and Risk of Stroke: A Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Analysis
Tarang Parekh, Sahithi Pemmasani, Rupak Desai

Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients With COVID-19 and Acute Ischemic Stroke: The Global COVID-19 Stroke Registry
George Ntaios, Patrik Michel, Georgios Georgiopoulos, Yutao Guo, Wencheng Li, Jing Xiong, Patricia Calleja, Fernando Ostos, Guillermo González-Ortega, Blanca Fuentes, María Alonso de Leciñana, Exuperio Díez-Tejedor, Sebastian García-Madrona, Jaime Masjuan, Alicia DeFelipe, Guillaume Turc, Bruno Gonçalves, Valerie Domigo, Gheorghe-Andrei Dan, Roxana Vezeteu, Hanne Christensen, Louisa Marguerite Christensen, Per Meden, Lejla Hajdarevic, Angela Rodriguez-Lopez, Fernando Díaz-Otero, Andrés García-Pastor, Antonio Gil-Nuñez, Errikos Maslias, Davide Strambo, David J. Werring, Arvind Chandratheva, Laura Benjamin, Robert Simister, Richard Perry, Rahma Beyrouti, Pascal Jabbour, Ahmad Sweid, Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, Elisa Cuadrado-Godia, Ana Rodríguez Campello, Jaume Roquer, Tiago Moreira, Michael V. Mazya, Fabio Bandini, Karl Matz, Helle K. Iversen, Alejandra González-Duarte, Cristina Tiu, Julia Ferrari, Milan R. Vosko, Helmut J.F. Salzer, Bernd Lamprecht, Martin W. Dünser, Carlo W. Cereda, Ángel Basilio Corredor Quintero, Eleni Korompoki, Eduardo Soriano-Navarro, Luis Enrique Soto-Ramírez, Paulo F. Castañeda-Méndez, Daniela Bay-Sansores, Antonio Arauz, Vanessa Cano-Nigenda, Espen Saxhaug Kristoffersen, Marjaana Tiainen, Daniel Strbian, Jukka Putaala, Gregory Y.H. Lip

Association Between Sociodemographic Determinants and Disparities in Stroke Symptom Awareness Among US Young Adults
Reed Mszar, Shiwani Mahajan, Javier Valero-Elizondo, Tamer Yahya, Richa Sharma, Gowtham R. Grandhi, Rohan Khera, Salim S. Virani, Judith Lichtman, Safi U. Khan, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Farhaan S. Vahidy, Harlan M. Krumholz, Khurram Nasir