Open AccessStroke Care in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Farooq Anjum,
Venketasubramanian Narayanaswamy,
Wasay Mohammad
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
cerebrovascular diseases extra
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.015
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 1664-5456
DOI - 10.1159/000519554
Subject(s) - stroke spectrum
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.