Global Stroke Prevention Clinic offers assistance to people at risk of having a stroke and ongoing care for those who have already experienced a stroke to prevent this happening again”.

1. Struck by the acute brain stroke, this 16-year-old school student
now does not have a trace of it
In a life-restoring procedure, Stroke Interventionists at Global Health City reversed the
impact of stroke in the teenager and returned him back to his family how he was before the
attack
Chennai, 24th February 2015: Impact of brain stroke can be completely reversed if the right
treatment is given at the right time. The story of this teenage boy says it all. Struck by the
acute brain stroke, he does not have a trace of it after a timely Neurointervention procedure
at Global Health City. Now, he is on his own and the fear of him getting disabled got
completely erased from the minds of his parents.
Mr. Vamshi Krishna is a 16-year-old school going student. Like many at his age, Vamshi likes
to play volley ball the sport in which he had championed. On 7th February, Vamshi’s life
turned upside down when he started feeling paralysed on his left side of body, his speech
was slurred and his face was drooped on one side. Realizing the seriousness of the problem,
his family took him to the nearby hospital where he underwent MRI Scan. The investigation
revealed that one part of his brain lacked blood supply. Subsequently, he was referred to
Global Health City for further treatment.
Dr. Joy Varghese - Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon & Neurointervention Specialist at
Global Health City said “upon his arrival at our emergency ward, our stroke team
immediately swung into action. We wanted to check whether first there was any
hemorrhage in his brain by doing a CT scan. Once we ruled out the brain hemorrhage, he
was taken to Cath lab for Brain Angiography (DSA) to analyze the blood vessels and the flow
of blood”.
“The DSA showed the complete occlusion of the main blood vessel to the brain on the right
side, internal carotid artery. We immediately performed Mechanical Thrombectomy to
remove the blood clots. His condition started getting better after the procedure. Two days
after the procedure, his condition was completely reversed and he is now ready to attend
school without having any trace of the stroke”, further added Dr. Joy Varghese.
Commenting on the occasion, Dr. Anil P Karapurkar from Mumbai who came to chair the
Global Neuro Update earlier today said “Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and
disability in India. The two primary reasons are low awareness level among the public and
non-availability of comprehensive stroke units at accessible distance. While administration
of Intravenous thrombolytic drug within 4.5 hours of onset of stroke symptoms is good, this
alone may not save all the victims. It is always advisable to check the nature of occlusion
and very often intervention or endovascular procedures give us very good results”.
Emphasizing on Dr. Anil P Karapurkar’s points, Dr. K. Sridhar – Director Institute of
Neurosciences & Spinal Disorders at Global Health City said “Various studies across the
globe show that timely IVT therapy saves only about 30% of all stroke victims. On the other
hand, IVT therapy followed by Neuro intervention procedure doubles the chances of stroke
reversal: about 65% of stroke victims can be saved. Precisely that has happened in this

2. boy’s case. Right diagnosis and timely treatment reversed his conditions, and now he is on
his own”.
Adding further on the occasion, Dr. K. Sridhar highlighted that “One of the key
differentiators of Stroke Unit at Global Health City is that it is truly comprehensive as it
comprises of round-the-clock Stroke Neurologist, Stroke Interventionist, Stroke nurses, and
Neurosurgeon.
Not only we have the most active and structured Stroke Intervention Programme in the city;
but we also emphasise on prevention through Global Stroke Prevention Clinic which offers
assistance to people at risk of having a stroke and ongoing care for those who have already
experienced a stroke to prevent this happening again”.
About Brain Stroke
Stroke is a sudden loss of brain function caused by the interruption of the flow of blood to
the brain. The lack of blood flow causes the brain cells in the affected area to die. Being one
of the leading causes of death and disability, the impact of stroke goes beyond the victim.
Also, it is estimated that about 40% of youth population in India is at higher risk of stroke
and number of death is expected to be doubled by 2030.
Global Centre for Stroke Intervention
Touted to be one of the most active and city’s only structured Stroke Intervention
programme, this centre is spearheaded by the qualified Neuro intervention specialist and is
ably supported by the Stroke Neurologists, Neurosurgeons and other medical professionals
trained to handle stroke victims. Beyond the human resources, the centre functions round-
the-clock and comes well equipped with state-of-the-art Cath Lab to provide the following
services on time – Brain Angiogram (DSA), Carotid Stenting, mechanical Thrombectomy,
Brain Vessel Stenting, Brain Vessel Balloon Angioplasty, Aneurysm Coiling, Embolisation of
AVM, and Head & Neck Tumor Embolisation.