Global Interventions to Overcome Disability From Stroke

Chairs: David Good, MD

• Caterina Pistarini, MD
• Wayne Feng, MD
• Global Estimates for the Need for Rehabilitation for Stroke and WHO’s Response by Alexandra Rauch, PhD, MPH
• Global State of Stroke Surveillance, Services and Guidelines: Strengths and Gaps by Mayowa Owolabi, MBBS, FMCP, FAAN, FANA, FRCP
• Preservation, Prevention and Plasticity to Maximize Stroke Outcomes and Reduce Post-Stroke Disability by Wayne Feng, MD, MS
• Need of primary prevention and long term rehabilitation of Stroke in India and developing world by Nirmal Surya, DNB, MD, MBBS
• Key findings: Stroke disability is preventable and survivable by Marta Imamura, MD, PhD