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CC BY 4.0 · Indian Journal of Neurosurgery 2023; 12(03): 265-268
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1771495
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Proposed Model to Improve Acute Stroke Care in Central India

Pankaj Sharma 
1   Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
2   Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University, Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
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Abstract

There is an urgent need to develop a national program and allocation of resources to improve stroke care in India. Management of stroke requires a multidisciplinary approach and close collaboration not only among physicians from different specialties but also among paramedical personnel and patient transport services. Here we propose a healthcare model of providing acute stroke therapies to patients in central India to minimize the wide supply mismatch we face in providing adequate care to our patients. Observations and the proposed model presented below were based on personal experience and a review of the literature on stroke care available in central India.

Keywords

intravenous thrombolysis - mechanical thrombectomy - mechanical thrombectomy - mechanical thrombolysis - stroke - stroke care in India


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Article published online:
10 August 2023

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