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Advances in Stroke
Author(s) -
Gisele Sampaio Silva,
Lee H. Schwamm
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.120.033239
Subject(s) - medicine , economic shortage , pandemic , stroke (engine) , telemedicine , health care , scientific revolution , covid-19 , digital revolution , acute stroke , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , nursing , disease , pathology , economic growth , philosophy , epistemology , mechanical engineering , telecommunications , linguistics , government (linguistics) , computer science , infectious disease (medical specialty) , engineering , economics , emergency department
The year 2020 has undoubtedly made Digital Health a necessity and no longer an exception. Many technological advances that seemed futuristic became a reality in a few months due to the pandemic’s needs. Stroke was one of the diseases that most benefited from the digital health revolution. Due to the need for immediate care and a shortage of neurologists worldwide, telestroke has revolutionized the acute care of cerebrovascular diseases in many areas based on strong scientific evidence. In this brief article, we have tried to summarize all we have experienced in 2020, the year which irreversibly transformed the practice of medicine.

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