New Delhi: Roughly a fourth of the Indian population has access to a rehabilitation centre within an hour of experiencing an ischaemic stroke -- caused when a blood clot affects supply to the brain, a ...

Strokes are becoming common and also seeing an increase in the younger population. Every year, 1.5 to 1.8 million Indians suffer a stroke, a number that makes it one of the most urgent public health ...

Dual antiplatelet treatment has been shown to lower the risk of recurrent stroke as compared with aspirin alone when treatment is initiated early (≤24 hours) after an acute mild stroke. The effect of ...