Dr. Balaji B S, Consultant – Neurology & Epileptology, Aster Whitefield Hospital, Bengaluru You’re talking to someone and suddenly they fall silent, their face sags, or their speech is slurred. It’s frightening—but it’s what you do after that can save their life. A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is cut off or […]
Violent Salon Massage Triggers Life – Threatening Stroke: A Wake-Up Call for All
Young Man Suffers Stroke Due to Untrained Salon Massage: A Serious Warning on Unqualified Neck Manipulation Ramkumar (Name changed), a 30-year-old housekeeping boy suffered a life-threatening stroke following an unexpected incident at a local salon in Bengaluru. While getting a routine haircut, the barber offered him a free head massage. What was meant to be […]
MGM Healthcare Performs India’s 1st Life-Saving Brain Bypass Surgery Evading Stroke in an ITP Patient: Overcoming Blood Clotting Complexities
MGM Healthcare, a multispecialty quaternary care hospital in the heart of Chennai, today announced the successful completion of brain bypass surgery on a 59-year-old NRI from Bahrain. The surgery was performed by Dr. Roopesh Kumar, Director of Neurosurgery, Institute of Neurosurgery, MGM Healthcare, and the team. The patient had the complication of low blood platelets and Chronic […]