Stroke and covid positive patient treated with most advanced technique at Alchemist

 

Alchemist Hospital is using most advanced technique to treat stroke patients known as Thrombolysis and Mechanical Thrombectomy in which blood clot can be dissolved with medicines and also clot is removed from the brain with advanced lances.  Dr Amandeep Singh Sr. Consultant Neurointervention and Dr Gourav Jain Consultant Neurology has performed the procedure on a 53 years old patient.

A male diabetic and hypertensive patient landed to Alchemist Hospital with sudden onset of stroke having complete left side weakness and slurred speech.

 Dr Gourav Jain told that, as patient reached Alchemist hospital in the window period i.e. within 4.5 hours of onset of stroke, he was thrombolysed (clot dissolving medicine) the CT angiography revealed clot in arteries of brain which was removed by most advanced technique called Mechanical thrombectomy.

Despite being a covid positive, patient recovered completely without any residual defect. Thrombolysis & Mechanical Thrombectomy is the most advanced treatment of stroke in which a blood clot can be dissolved with medicines and the blood clot can be removed by various techniques in certain group of patients. So the patient needs to rush to the hospital immediately to get immediate treatment and with maximum benefits.

Alchemist hospital is having a dedicated Neuro ICU and expert team of Neurosurgeon, Neurologist and Neurointerventionist.