https://arunmitra.com/tags/stroke/ Recent content in stroke on Arun Mitra Hugo -- gohugo.io en Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://arunmitra.com/research/stroke-reperfusion-access/ Sun, 01 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://arunmitra.com/research/stroke-reperfusion-access/ Background Acute ischaemic stroke is a time-critical emergency in which reperfusion therapy, intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) and endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), must be delivered within a narrow therapeutic window to salvage brain tissue. In a country as large and geographically heterogeneous as India, the practical benefit of these treatments depends not only on whether capable centres exist but on whether patients can physically reach them in time. This study asks a simple but consequential question: what share of India’s population actually lives within a one-hour drive of a stroke centre equipped to deliver IVT or EVT, and how does that access vary across regions? https://arunmitra.com/research/stroke-prehospital-delay/ Tue, 27 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://arunmitra.com/research/stroke-prehospital-delay/ Background Timely arrival at a stroke-capable facility is critical for access to reperfusion therapies, yet prehospital delay remains a major barrier to effective acute stroke care, particularly in low- and middle-income settings. This project synthesises the published evidence on the factors associated with delay in reaching care after stroke onset. Understanding these determinants is essential for designing interventions to shorten the time from symptom onset to treatment.