Consensus statement – suggested recommendations for acute stroke management during the COVID-19 pandemic: Expert group on behalf of the indian stroke association

Consensus statement – suggested recommendations for acute stroke management during the COVID-19 pandemic: Expert group on behalf of the indian stroke association

P N Sylaja, Rohit Bhatia, Arvind Sharma, Subhash Kaul, Vikram Huded, Dheeraj Khurana, M.V. Padma Srivastava, Nirmal Surya, Vinit Suri, V G Pradeep Kumar, Jeyaraj Durian Pandian, S Kumaravelu

The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 is a global public health emergency. This has led to challenges for healthcare facilities to optimally manage other important medical emergencies. Stroke is an important public health emergency with significant mortality and morbidity. Timely treatment of acute stroke is critical to prevent disability. The current expert consensus statement on behalf of the Indian Stroke Association outlines the issues and suggestions related to the management of stroke during this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

2020

thrombectomy, Thrombolysis, ischemic stroke, Acute stroke, COVID-19

DOI: 10.4103/aian.AIAN_302_20

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology

Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications

Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system