Every second lost during a stroke means irreversible brain damage, nearly two million brain cells die every minute. What makes this even more alarming is that once brain cells die, they cannot regenerate. In fact, permanent damage can begin as early as seven minutes after a clot forms in the brain.

“In my clinical practice, I often see how timely action can completely change a patient’s life. One of my patients, a 52-year-old IT professional, was rushed to the hospital within 30 minutes of sudden slurred speech and facial drooping. Because his family recognized the signs early and acted immediately, we could dissolve the clot in time, and he walked out of the hospital in three days with no disability," says Dr Advait Kulkarni, Consultant Neurologist, HSR Neuro Clinic, Bangalore.

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