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4,500 people in India get stroke

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Stroke / brain attack is now the second commonest killer in the world after heart
attack and the first and foremost cause of permanent disability.
October 29, 2015, 17:00 IST

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Stroke is a catastrophe, presenting commonly as a sudden
onset paralysis of one side of face, or one hand and face or
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are the lower portions of brain called brainstem. Recognition first time in India
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Strokes result most often (80%) from poverty of blood flow to
parts of brain which are supplied by a particular artery feeding Flight crew have
the brain of oxygenated and glucose rich blood which help higher rates of
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brain to derive its energy. An active normal brain consumes
more energy than any other tissue in the body. So oxygen
and energy deprivation kills brain cells quickly. After a
cessation of blood flow to brain, within one second around
32000 nerve cells die and it has been calculated that this may
translate also into loss of 9 hours of human lifespan. Hence
the most important principle in the care of stroke patients is a
fast response.

The need for urgency in rushing a patient with stroke to an

acute facility arise from the fact that we now have a very
effective treatment using a clot busting drug called tissue
plasminogen activator (TPA) which given in an appropriate
stroke patient within 4.5 hours from the onset of stroke
dissolves the vessel blocking clot and opens up the arteries.
This reestablishes blood flow to the starved brain and prevent
permanent death and loss of nerve cells which can lead to
immediate recovery from paralysis or a minimization of the
final severity of stroke. In the meanwhile, stroke prevention
strategies have to be reinforced. For primary prevention
(prevention of first ever strokes), the effective steps are to a
great extent the same as for heart attacks. Most important
risk factors are hypertension, diabetes mellitus, high

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cholesterol, obesity but also includes all forms of heart

diseases. Avoidance of tobacco and alcohol and abusive
drugs and regular and adequate physical activity and healthy
food and sleep habits help prevent stroke.

Once someone develops stroke, it is of paramount

importance to prevent further strokes. Stroke rehabilitation is
a specialized area and stroke units are perhaps the most
effective measures in improving stroke recovery. The role of
early mobilization of stroke patients and physiotherapy and
occupational therapy are well-established.

Since one of the largest obstacle to emergency treatment is

that many people do not know they are having a stroke, it is
critical for everyone "to be stroke smart and learn the 3Rs of
stroke" which are reduced risk, recognize symptoms, respond
by rushing into the nearest hospital. The world stroke
organization has popularized this campaign using the
acronym FAST - Face, Arm, Speech and Time.

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