Open AccessFifty years of stroke researches in India
Author(s) -
Tapas Kumar Banerjee,
Shyamal Kumar Das
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of indian academy of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1998-3549
pISSN - 0972-2327
DOI - 10.4103/0972-2327.168631
Subject(s) - medicine , dyslipidemia , stroke (engine) , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , ischemic stroke , intensive care medicine , secondary prevention , developed country , environmental health , ischemia , population , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering , endocrinology
Currently, the stroke incidence in India is much higher than Western industrialized countries. Large vessel intracranial atherosclerosis is the commonest cause of ischemic stroke in India. The common risk factors, that is, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and dyslipidemia are quite prevalent and inadequately controlled; mainly because of poor public awareness and inadequate infrastructure. Only a small number of ischemic stroke cases are able to have the benefit of thrombolytic therapy. Benefits from stem cell therapy in established stroke cases are under evaluation. Presently, prevention of stroke is the best option considering the Indian scenario through control and/or avoiding risk factors of stroke. Interventional studies are an important need for this scenario.