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Review
. 2016 Oct-Dec;19(4):429-432.
doi: 10.4103/0972-2327.194408.

A call for neurologists to take up stroke intervention

Vasantha M Padma  1 , Rohit Bhatia  1 , Gigy Kuruttukulam  2 , Anand Alurkar  3 , Kewal Krishan Talwar  4 , Dheeraj Khurana  5 , Subhash Kaul  6 , Vinit Suri  7 , Gagandeep Singh  8 , Vikram Huded  9
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Review

A call for neurologists to take up stroke intervention

Vasantha M Padma et al. Ann Indian Acad Neurol. 2016 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Recent data have provided overwhelming evidence in favor of benefits of emergent endovascular intervention in large vessel acute ischemic stroke (AIS). India with its large population has a huge burden of AIS. Hence, neurologists need to gear up to the new challenge of providing interventional care to huge populations of AIS in the country. The best way to cover this unprecedented unmet need is to encourage neurologists to take up interventional subspecialty interests through new but sound training pathways.

Keywords: Acute ischemic stroke; endovascular treatment; interventionalist.

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Figure 1
Map of India showing various centres actively involved in neuro-vascular intervention for stroke
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