Stroke Care in Pakistan

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.Cerebrovasc Dis Extra 2021;11:118 –121
Source: Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra - Category: Neurology Source Type: research