Advances in Stroke
Gisele Sampaio Silva, Lee H. Schwamm
Abstract
The year 2020 has undoubtedly made Digital Health a necessity and no longer an exception. Many technological advances that seemed futuristic became a reality in a few months due to the pandemic's needs. Stroke was one of the diseases that most benefited from the digital health revolution. Due to the need for immediate care and a shortage of neurologists worldwide, telestroke has revolutionized the acute care of cerebrovascular diseases in many areas based on strong scientific evidence. In this brief article, we have tried to summarize all we have experienced in 2020, the year which irreversibly transformed the practice of medicine.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineEconomic shortagePandemicStroke (engine)TelemedicineHealth careScientific revolutionCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Digital RevolutionAcute strokeIntensive care medicineMedical emergencyNursingDiseasePathologyEconomic growthInfectious disease (medical specialty)TelecommunicationsEconomicsComputer scienceMechanical engineeringPhilosophyEmergency departmentLinguisticsGovernment (linguistics)EpistemologyEngineeringAcute Ischemic Stroke ManagementStroke Rehabilitation and RecoveryNeurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments