Hyderabad: There are more awareness about strokes between the public because hospitals witness more cases in a four and a half-hour window period, some in the 24 hour period (when stent related treatment options available) while more than 24 percent still come from 24.
hours.
“The most important factor is time.
Timely intervention in cases of stroke can be a difference between worse results in all age groups,” said Dr.
Manoj Vasireddy, Senior Neurologist, Kamineni Hospital.
“Your chances of walking away from strokes are greatly increased if you and the people around you know how to recognize the symptoms of strokes and win the emergency center,” added Dr.
Suma Kandukuri, a consultant neurologist, SLG.
The best treatment is thrombolytic injection in four and a half hours of symptoms.
“There are also treatments for acute ischemic stroke patients who arrive within 4 to 5 hours because the clot in blood vessels can be removed with the help of the catheter,” said Dr.
Shyam Jaiswal, a nerve consultant, hospital treatment.