Chapter 1 - Acute Ischemic Stroke

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Abstract

Major progress has occurred in the therapy of ischemic stroke, predominantly in the field of reperfusion with intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular thrombectomy. Challenges remain in implementation with underutilization of thrombolysis and rapidly evolving systems for delivery of endovascular thrombectomy, which brings new resource challenges. Multiple trials of putative neuroprotective compounds have been disappointing but there is new enthusiasm in the era of highly effective endovascular reperfusion and more rigorous preclinical evaluation.

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    2022, African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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    While the incidence of stroke is decreasing in developed countries, it continues to increase rapidly in developing countries, including Africa ([4], [5]). With the addition of inadequate primary health care services, stroke has become a major public health problem and a real growing burden in African countries regarding its costs at social, psychological and economic levels [5–7]. However, approximately 85% of stroke-related deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries such as Somalia [8].

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