When a stroke strikes in Syria
Abstract
The stretcher burst through the ambulance doors on a sweltering coastal evening, its burden a fragile grandmother, with skin parchment-thin and breath like a candle about to gutter. I was the duty resident at Latakia University Hospital, once a proud teaching hospital, now a shadow of its former
Fields of Study & Subjects
Health and Conflict Studies
Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
History of Medicine Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Volume
- 198
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- E21–E22
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Language
- EN