Mexico City, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina) Mexico, Colombia and Cuba formalized the Latin American and Caribbean Medicines agency (Amlac) with the signing of the Acapulco Declaration that includes details and commitments of the common initiative.
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death among adults worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared a COVID-19 pandemic on March 11, 2020.The first case in Mexico was confirmed on February 28, 2020, subsequently becoming one of the countries most affected by the pandemic. In this paper, we aim to describe changes in the demand for stroke healthcare assistance at the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery during the pandemic. For this study, we analyzed data for acute stroke patients registered in the RES-Q platform, during 2019 and 2020. A total of 135 acute stroke patients were enrolled in this registry. For patients in the year prior to the pandemic and during the pandemic year, patients were studied similarly (with NCCT, CTA, MRA, DSA or more frequently (early carotid imaging, Holter monitoring). Treatment for secondary prevention (antihypertensives, antiplatelets, statins) did not differ. Frequency of NIHSS scale at arrival and early dysphagia tes
Το υπουργείο Υγείας του Μεξικού ανακοίνωσε χθες ότι τις προηγούμενες 24 ώρες υπέκυψαν ακόμη 596 ασθενείς με την COVID-19 και επιβεβαιώθηκαν 9.796 κρούσματα του SARS-CoV-2.