Chennai: “Stroke otherwise called as ‘Brain attack’ is one among the leading causes of serious long term disability. In India stroke is one of the top five causes of death. Females are affected more when compared to males,” said Dr S Dinesh Nayak, HOD & Director, Neurology and Epileptology, Gleneagles Global Health City.
Gleneagles Global Health City launched the state-of-the-art comprehensive stroke centre with advanced infrastructure and 24×7 multidisciplinary team on Thursday, a press release said.
Inaugurating the centre, Dinesh Nayak said, “Stroke in young are more on the increasing trend like heart attacks now. Approximately 2 million brain cells die every minute after the onset of stroke. Hence, early admission to nearby stroke care centres helps in reversing and reducing the stroke symptoms and disability in majority of cases.”
The centre is equipped with multidisciplinary stroke expert team headed by Dr S Dinesh Nayak. Dr V Sathish Kumar, senior consultant, neurophysician, Dr N Praveen Chander, consultant neurology and Dr Satheesh Grahadhurai, senior consultant interventional neuro radiology were present of the occasion.
The stroke centre will provide the following services 24×7 – specialised personal, diagnostic tool, surgical, interventional and preventive therapies, infrastructure facilities and educational and research programmes.