NEW DELHI : Stroke is the third leading cause of death in India, which has one-fifth of the world’s population.
A recent global burden of diseases (GBD) study indicated a significant spurt in the number of strokes being witnessed in India.
In an interview, Dr M.V. Padma Srivastava, head-department of neurology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, spoke about the increase is stroke cases due to covid-19, the challenges of management of stroke patients in India, unawareness, lack of proper implementation of health policies, shortage of neurologists and the way forward.