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Moving from traditional to more advanced treatments in stroke care is cost-effective: A case study from Greece
Ischemic stroke (IS) is one of the leading causes of mortality and disability,1, 2 with the economic burden of post-stroke care being substantial.1, 2 After incidence of IS, the following effective treatments have been found to significantly improve survival and quality of life: (a) treatment in specialized centres (Stroke Units; SU), (b) use of intravenous thrombolytic therapy (IVT), (c) use of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for patients with large vessel occlusions (LVO) and (d) rehabilitation.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - September 10, 2022 Category: Neurology Authors: Konstantinos Dimitriadis, Ilias Kyriopoulos, Georgios Tsivgoulis, Konstantinos Vemmos, Wolfgang G. Kunz, Elias Mossialos Source Type: research