Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary P. Mitra Suffers Brain Hemorrhage

Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary P. Mitra suffered brain stroke on Saturday and was admitted to the PGI Chandigarh, and got operated upon on Sunday.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary P. Mitra, who was admitted to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI) in Chandigarh following a brain hemorrhage, was operated upon on Sunday, an official statement said.

Mitra suffered brain stroke on Saturday evening.

New Discovery Sheds Light on Stroke Research
Modifying the signals sent by star shaped brain cells - astrocytes may help limit the spread of damage after an ischemic brain stroke, states study published in The Journal of Neuroscience.

State Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri visited the PGI and inquired about Mitra’s health, the official statement said.

Mitra became chief secretary after his predecessor Sudripto Roy suffered brain hemorrhage in October 2013. After recovering, Roy was appointed as adviser in Delhi.

A 1978-batch IAS officer of the Himachal Pradesh cadre, Mitra took over as regular chief secretary on May 23, 2014 and is to retire in 2016.

For Brain Hemorrhage, Risk of Death is Lower at High-Volume Hospitals: Study
For patients with a severe type of stroke called subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), treatment at a hospital that treats a high volume of SAH cases is associated with a lower risk of death.

Source-IANS

For Patients in Emergency Department Decision-making Tool may Help Rule Out Brain Hemorrhage: Study
A simple clinical decision rule that may help doctors identify patients with headache in the emergency department who have subarachnoid hemorrhage was developed by researchers.

Needle-Sized Robot Offers Hope to Brain Hemorrhage Sufferers
Scientists have developed a new robot which could help in surgery to relieve the damaging pressure caused by hemorrhaging in the brain.