Open AccessChanging the Landscape of Stroke in Egypt
Author(s) -
Aref Hany,
Zakaria Magd,
Shokri Hossam,
Roushdy Tamer,
El Basiouny Ahmed,
El Nahas Nevine
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 - 10.1159/000521271
Subject(s) - stroke spectrum
Egypt, a low-middle-income country, is the most populated nation in the Middle East with a high overall crude prevalence rate of stroke (963/100,000 inhabitants), accounting for 6.4% of all deaths. In this article, we discuss how, through a corrective plan, we could change the landscape of stroke services in Egypt, in a relatively short time, raising thrombolysis rate from <1% to 12.3%, with shortening of door-to-needle time. We could build a database that now exceeds 5,000 patients, our centers received international accreditation and several awards, and we developed tele-stroke service.