Apollo Hospitals expands stroke care community with 9 superior labs throughout metropolis

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, introduced the enlargement of its Apollo Advanced Stroke Network with 9 superior labs throughout the town. The initiative goals to make sure well timed, standardised, and high-quality remedy for strokes.

The enlargement comes amid rising concern over the rise in stroke instances amongst youthful adults. According to estimates, one in 4 folks above 25 years faces the danger of stroke, and Chennai alone data about 10,000 instances yearly.

Launched initially in 2023, the Apollo Stroke Network was designed as a coordinated system to enhance early detection and response. The new part strengthens this framework, emphasising that “Time is Brain” — with almost 1.9 lakh mind cells misplaced each minute throughout a stroke.

The community brings collectively main neurologists and neurovascular specialists together with Srinivasan Paramasivam, senior advisor – Neuro Endovascular Surgery; Kannah S., Vijay Shankar, Muthukani S., Arulselvan V.L., Satish Kumar and Sreenivas U.M.

“Our purpose is to avoid wasting extra lives and enhance outcomes by quicker, smarter intervention,” stated Dr. Paramasivam, noting the usage of neuroendovascular remedies equivalent to mechanical thrombectomy and microsurgical procedures.

Satish Kumar, senior advisor, Apollo Speciality Hospitals, OMR, confused the significance of well timed care, mentioning that thrombolysis should start inside 4.5 hours of symptom onset. “Sudden imaginative and prescient loss, facial drooping, speech points or numbness needs to be handled as warning indicators,” he stated.

Highlighting technological advances, Sreenivas U.M., advisor neurologist, stated, “AI-powered imaging and decision-support instruments are serving to us determine strokes quicker and provoke remedy with higher precision.”

Ilankumaran Kaliamoorthy, CEO — Chennai Region, stated the initiative displays Apollo’s dedication to complete neurological care and public consciousness.

Stroke survivors throughout age teams  shared tales of their restoration, underscoring the significance of early intervention and continued rehabilitation.