Brain stroke is taking one life every four minutes in the country, know the symptoms of this disease

Brain stroke disease In India: Neurologist of AIIMS, Padma Shri Dr. (Prof) M.V. Padma Srivastava says that stroke is the second biggest cause of death in India. About 1,85,000 stroke cases are registered every year in the country.

Brain stroke: Cases of brain stroke are increasing worldwide . In India too, this disease is spreading rapidly. Alam is that every 4 minutes one death is taking place in the country due to stroke. In most of the cases, the patients are not able to reach the hospital on time. According to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD), 68.6% of the incidence of stroke is happening in India. These are the highest in the world. The patient dies in 70 percent of cases due to stroke.

On International Women's Day at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) Neurologist, Padma Shri Dr (Prof) M.V. Padma Srivastava said that stroke is the second biggest cause of death in India. There are about 1,85,000 stroke cases in the country every year, about one stroke every 40 seconds and one stroke death every 4 minutes. An important report by the Stroke Project of GBD 2010 states that 31% of stroke cases occur in children under the age of 20 years. The burden of stroke is high in India and the highest number of cases are seen among young and middle-aged people.

Need to adopt telemedicine

Dr. Padma Srivastava said that despite these alarming statistics, many poor Indian neighborhoods lack the infrastructure needed to quickly and efficiently treat stroke patients. Professor Padma Srivastava said that one of the main and easy ways to overcome the shortage in stroke treatment in poor and rich areas is to adopt telestroke and telemedicine. It will be possible to connect poor and rural areas with major cities of the country in stroke care.

Dr. Jayshree Sood of the Institute of Anaesthesiology of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said that there is a high risk of brain stroke in women too. In such a situation, they need to maintain a balance between work and life. Professor Kusum Verma, Department of Cytopathology, spoke on her experiences reducing professional challenges. Doctors said that by identifying the symptoms of brain stroke on time, deaths due to this disease can be reduced.

These are the symptoms of brain stroke

Sudden facial numbness

Trouble speaking

Dizziness

Trouble with body balance

Blurred vision