Current approach to acute stroke management

Leo Davies, Candice Delcourt

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Abstract

There have been marked improvements in the management of stroke in Australia over the past two decades. The greatest benefit has accrued from public health measures including reduced smoking rates and treatment of hypertension and hypercholesterolaemia. Recent advances in recanalisation therapy offer the chance of recovery to a subset of people who have a stroke. For many patients, stroke remains an illness with a devastating impact on their quality of life. Reducing the burden of stroke requires intervention across the health system from primary prevention through diagnosis, acute treatment, rehabilitation and secondary prevention. In this review, we will cover the changes in the epidemiology of stroke, public health measures in primary prevention of stroke, and acute management and secondary prevention of ischaemic stroke and primary intracerebral haemorrhage.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)481-487
Number of pages7
JournalInternal Medicine Journal
Volume51
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • stroke
  • ischaemic stroke
  • haemorrhagic stroke
  • acute management
  • secondary prevention

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