Stroke in Sri Lanka: How Can We Minimise the Burden?

The burden of stroke in Sri Lanka is high and steadily increasing. Accurate estimation of the burden is hampered by a paucity of epidemiological data. More neurologists, stroke units, facilities for modern treatments and multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services are urgently needed. Essential drugs...

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Autores principales: Ranawaka, Udaya K., Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2021
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Stroke Spectrum
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8138228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33910196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000515890
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description The burden of stroke in Sri Lanka is high and steadily increasing. Accurate estimation of the burden is hampered by a paucity of epidemiological data. More neurologists, stroke units, facilities for modern treatments and multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services are urgently needed. Essential drugs for risk factor control and secondary prevention are available in many hospitals. Aggressive preventive strategies and promoting stroke awareness are the best ways to minimise the stroke burden in Sri Lanka.
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spelling pubmed-81382282021-05-27 Stroke in Sri Lanka: How Can We Minimise the Burden? Ranawaka, Udaya K. Venketasubramanian, Narayanaswamy Cerebrovasc Dis Extra Stroke Spectrum The burden of stroke in Sri Lanka is high and steadily increasing. Accurate estimation of the burden is hampered by a paucity of epidemiological data. More neurologists, stroke units, facilities for modern treatments and multi-disciplinary rehabilitation services are urgently needed. Essential drugs for risk factor control and secondary prevention are available in many hospitals. Aggressive preventive strategies and promoting stroke awareness are the best ways to minimise the stroke burden in Sri Lanka. S. Karger AG 2021-04-28 /pmc/articles/PMC8138228/ /pubmed/33910196 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000515890 Text en Copyright © 2021 by S. Karger AG, Basel https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes as well as any distribution of modified material requires written permission.
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title_full Stroke in Sri Lanka: How Can We Minimise the Burden?
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title_full_unstemmed Stroke in Sri Lanka: How Can We Minimise the Burden?
title_short Stroke in Sri Lanka: How Can We Minimise the Burden?
title_sort stroke in sri lanka: how can we minimise the burden?
topic Stroke Spectrum
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8138228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33910196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000515890
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