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Stroke Care in Pakistan

Anjum Farooq1, Narayanaswamy Venketasubramanian2, Mohammad Wasay3

  • 1Department of Neurology, Bolan University of Medical and Health Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan and President Pakistan Stroke Society, Quetta, Pakistan.

Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra
|October 25, 2021
PubMed

Insights

Stroke incidence is rising in Pakistan, particularly affecting young people with poor outcomes. Limited healthcare infrastructure and resources, including few neurologists and scarce alteplase, hinder acute stroke care.

Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Public Health
  • Healthcare Infrastructure

Background:

  • Rising stroke incidence in Pakistan, affecting urban and rural areas.
  • High proportion of young stroke patients with adverse outcomes.
  • Significant challenges in acute stroke care delivery nationwide.

Discussion:

  • Scarcity of neurologists (1 per million) and limited stroke units impede timely interventions.
  • Restricted availability of alteplase (recombinant tissue plasminogen activator) further compromises acute stroke management.
  • Inadequate healthcare infrastructure exacerbates the stroke burden in Pakistan.

Key Insights:

  • Pakistan faces a critical stroke care crisis due to insufficient resources and infrastructure.
  • Younger populations are disproportionately affected, leading to poor long-term outcomes.
  • Urgent attention is required to improve stroke prevention and treatment accessibility.

Outlook:

  • Need for substantial investment in neurological services and stroke units.
  • Strategies to increase the availability and accessibility of thrombolytic therapies like alteplase.
  • Policy interventions to strengthen healthcare infrastructure for comprehensive stroke management.

Keywords:
AsiaAwarenessCarePakistanStroke

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