WORLD STROKE DAY (Together We Are Greater Than Stroke ) - Awareness & Homoeopathy Helps - Dr.A.K.Gupta

October 29 every year is observed as WORLD STROKE DAY (Together We Are #Greater Than Stroke ) is the theme of this year informed Dr. A.K.Gupta Founder Director AKGsOVIHAMS & President Homoeopathic Medical Association of India Delhi State.

STROKE is BRAIN ATTACK either due to Blood Clott in Brain or Brain Haemorrhage (Bleeding in Brain) explained everything in detail yet in simple language the Symptoms, Causes, Investigations, Preventive measures, Prognosis etc.

Symptoms indicating STROKES are
Sudden Weakness or Numbness in extremities
Sudden Confusion, Slurrred Speech
Sudden Vision loss
Difficulty in Walking
Sudden Severe Headache

It’s important to act F.A.S.T to identity Stroke. The best Emergency treatment works if Stroke is recognised & diagnosed within 3 hours of the first symptom.
Ischemic Stroke patients need immediate Thrombolysis treatment for minimising chances of Brain damage and death.

By observing these 3 simple signs/symptoms one can identify Stroke.
F – Face: Asking the person to smile. Does one side of the face droops ?
A – Arms: Asking the person raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?
S – Speech: Asking the person to repeat a simple phrase. Is the Speech Slurred or strange?
T – Time ; If you see any these signs. Act promptly .Consider it an Emergency ,act accordingly emphasised Dr.Gupta and said that awareness of this and timely action can save many lives .

It is always too important to hurry whenever there is any suspect of Stroke or TIA (Transitional Ischemic Attack) it is better to be wrong than late said he.

When timely medical management is given, we can save majority of lives and that too with good quality of life of Stroke patients. Post-op care outcome is indirectly proportional to the time in which patient reports in a hospital. The sooner the patient is brought bright are the chances of good recovery.

Once Stroke / TIA happens, and there is delay in medical management, we have to deal the secondary outcomes of the disease and patient offen suffers with them for months and years. Re-occurences are quite common in such patients.

There is a dictim that never miss the medication- whatever the mode of treatment one takes, one has to follow it religiously without ifs and buts. It is important to reduce the disease burden and to improve the quality of life. It is not necessary that medications which run for life long in conventional treatment but whatever the case is, take it according to your treating physician.

Risk factors and weather plays a crucial role. Stroke happens more in winters, in elderly, in patients having risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, smoking, stress, etc. Try to curb the risk factors. Prevention is always better than cure.

Follow the latest protocols – today, medical managements are safer, easier to adopt and logical. Be a part of the team. Even a general physician has a role to play as in majority of the cases, it is the General Practitioner who refers the suspected patient to higher centre for assessments and medical management. Every major hospital now a days have teams rather than individual doctors to tackle such situations. It is important from holistic point of view.

Homeopathic management is also effective of Stroke and TIA ( Transitional Ischaemic Attack).

Dr. A.K.Gupta, shared experiences and challenges while handling such cases and success stories of treating and curing Stroke and Post Stroke patients.

It is advisable to guide patient to nearest hospital / medical centre for assessment if the patient is suspected of Stroke or TIA.

Homoeopathic doctors can provide the basic first aid remedies in such situations, but should maintain proper documentation of each case.

Homeopathy has been able to show efficacy in such patients both in acute phase and especially in chronic phases, which should be appended with medical / surgical management wherever needed

There are many remedies such as Amyl nitrous, Causticum, Gelsemium, Pulsatilla, Anacardium, etc which have proven to be beneficial in post-op cases.
Apart from Change in Life Style and Medicines Psychologist ,Physiotherapist and Speech Therapist may be of immense help in the complete recovery of the patient.

Prof.Dr A.K.Gupta
Homeopathic Consultant
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