Background Over the past few decades, the burden of stroke in developing countries has
grown to epidemic proportions. Two-thirds of global stroke occurs in low- and middle-income …

Background: There are multiple stroke guidelines globally. To synthesize these and summarize
what existing stroke guidelines recommend about the management of people with stroke…

Purpose of Review Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global health
crisis of our time. The disease arises from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (…

Background 18% of the world's population lives in India, and many states of India have
populations similar to those of large countries. Action to effectively improve population health in …

Background The effect of early as compared with later initiation of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)
in persons with atrial fibrillation who have had an acute ischemic stroke is unclear. …

Background and Purpose— Quantification of early ischemic changes (EIC) may predict
functional outcome in patients with basilar artery occlusion (BAO). We tested the validity of a …

Background and Purpose— Despite increasing burden of stroke in developing countries,
population-based data are rare. Through the Trivandrum Stroke Registry, we intend to assess …

Background The burden of cardiovascular diseases is increasing in India, but a systematic
understanding of its distribution and time trends across all the states is not readily available. …

Background In ischemic stroke, functional outcomes vary depending on site of intracranial
occlusion. We tested the prognostic value of a semiquantitative computed tomography …

Objective To measure the global impact of COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of IV
thrombolysis (IVT), IVT transfers, and stroke hospitalizations over 4 months at the height of the …