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Emergency Care For Stroke

A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain gets interrupted. There is sudden weakness and numbness in one side of the body, trouble speaking, seeing, and walking with loss of balance in the body. It is a medical emergency and needs appropriate treatment. Taking an IV injection of tissue plasminogen activator improves the chances of getting recovered from a stroke. Doing physiotherapy with patience helps to have some improvement.

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My father's right side is not working well. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, My father is 75 years old and he is overweight. My father stays with my relatives in a remote place. Last night when he was sleeping outside, the weather was cold due to rain and the fan was on. He had felt cold at midnight and when he woke up, they found his right hand and leg were ...  Read Full »


Dr. Ajay Panwar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. If your father had presented to me as an outpatient, I would have immediately taken him for a NCCT Head (CT scan of brain) as this is likely a case of stroke. Ayurvedic medicines and nurokind will not help at this stage. Immediately, get a CT scan of head done. In the CT ...  Read Full »

My mother got a brain stroke. What is the treatment?

Query: Hi doctor, My mother, who is 65 years old, had a brain stroke. Could you help us with the treatment? I have attached the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) report for your information.  Read Full »


Dr. Hitesh Kumar

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. By looking at the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) report (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it seems that the patient had left PCA territory stroke (posterior cerebral artery). The treatment of stroke cannot be dictated just by seeing the MRI report. Th...  Read Full »

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