SGPGI starts 10-bed dedicated stroke unit for timely treatment
Lucknow: Department of neurology of
SGPGIMS
on Thursday started a dedicated
10-bed stroke unit
in the
emergency medical response
and treatment centre building.
"This one-of-its-kind unit has embraced the integrated working of the department of neurology, diagnostic radiology, and interventional radiology departments for the benefit of patients," said SGPGIMS director Prof Radha Krishna Dhiman while inaugurating the unit.
Doctors said the unit will primarily cater to ischemic stroke patients.
"Such patients develop weakness in half of the body or report any weakness, abnormality in vision, balancing, speech etc., due to blocking of blood vessels that supply the brain. If they arrive within six hours of the onset of symptoms, treatment can prevent the lifelong disability that such patients suffer due to ischemic stroke," said Prof Jayantee Kalita, head of the neurology department.
An official spokesperson said the unit would work on the principle of "Time is Brain," and to ensure timely treatment, all stakeholders must always remain on alert mode. "Since the stroke unit is located in the emergency building, no time will be wasted in unnecessary referral to the neurology department that is in the adjacent building. A dedicated CT scan and a Digital Subtraction Angiography suite are also in the vicinity of the stroke unit so that the patient can be subjected to diagnostic imaging and intervention without wasting any time," they said.
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