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‘Is stroke a life-threatening medical condition in India? Yes, a stroke kills 1 Indian every 4 minutes.’
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Mounting Burden of Stroke in India
"About 1,85,000 strokes occur every year in India with nearly one stroke happening every 40 seconds," the Padma Shri recipient said at an event held at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.According to Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), India has 68.6 percent incidence of stroke, 70.9 percent stroke deaths and 77.7 disability adjusted life years (DALYs) lost.
These figures are alarming for India, particularly for people living in poor resource settings, Srivastava said.
Further, the stroke burden is greater among younger and middle aged people. The GBD analysis also showed that about 5.2 million (31 percent) strokes were in children aged less than 20 years.
Despite these alarming figures, many Indian hospitals lack the necessary infrastructure and organization required to treat stroke patients quickly and efficiently and do not deliver adequate stroke care, Srivastava said.
"The stroke services across the country, especially in public sector hospitals are deficient in many aspects."
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How Serious is a Stroke?
Strokes can be fatal or can lead to paralysis and should be treated as soon as possible. The 'golden window' for the treatment of stroke is considered to be 4.5. hours, beyond which certain therapies would not help reverse the damage to the neurons.When it comes to timely stroke care access, India faces an infrastructural gap between urban and rural populations. Telemedicine can help improve the conditions, she suggested.
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