Management of Acute Stroke During COVID-19 Global Pandemic

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious public health emergency, which has caught the world unawares. The rapidly escalating intensity of this outbreak has overwhelmed the existent health care resources leading to major implications on the optimal management of other important medical emergencies like stroke. Timely treatment of acute stroke is imperative to prevent disability, thereby necessitating the need for guidelines so as to maintain the continuum of stroke care, while also protecting health care personnel. We have summarized the global consensus with focus on India.