Document Type
Article
Department
Neurology
Abstract
Increasing incidence of stroke and lack of infrastructure in both urban and rural areas needs immediate attention in Pakistan. There is a high proportion of young stroke with poor stroke outcomes. Acute stroke care is scarce in Pakistan due to the small number of neurologists (1 neurologist per 1 million population), few stroke units, and limited availability of alteplase (recombinant tissue plasminogen activator) in the country.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
Recommended Citation
Farooq, A.,
Venketasubramanian, N.,
Wasay, M.
(2021). Stroke care in Pakistan. Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra, 11(3), 118-121.
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