Stroke cases: Timely intervention must to help patients, say doctors

HYDERABAD: There is more awareness about strokes among public as hospitals are witnessing more cases within the four and half hours window period, some within the 24 hours period (when stent related treatment option is available) while over 50 per cent still come later than 24 hours.
“The most important factor is time. Timely intervention in stroke cases can be the difference between a good a worse outcome across age groups,” said Dr Manoj Vasireddy, senior neurologist, Kamineni Hospitals.
“Your chances of walking away from a stroke greatly increase if you and those around you know how to recognize stroke symptoms and reache an emergency centre,” added Dr Suma Kandukuri, consultant neurologist, SLG Hospitals.
The best treatment is thrombolytic injection within four and a half hours of symptoms. “There is also treatment for acute ischemic stroke patients arriving within 4 to 5 hours as the clot in the blood vessel can be removed with the help of catheter,” said Dr Shyam Jaiswal, consultant neurologist, Care Hospitals.