Telugu cuisine which had more salt made them more susceptible to stroke. Consumption of salt increases blood pressure of persons suffering from hypertension. The high salt consumption maybe because of the high humidity and loss of salt in the form of sweat, but people with high blood pressure should be cautious, experts said.
The Ramesh Group of Hospitals is launching a week-long stroke awareness programme on Friday as a prelude to the World Stroke Day observed all over the world on October 29.
The group will conduct CT Scans at half the rate for patients with indications of stroke at its Vijayawada and Guntur hospitals during the week ending on November 3.
After that members of its neurology team would conduct lectures and workshops to IMA members to explain to them the danger of strokes and the need for immediate treatment to minimise the damage as part of a year-long campaign till the next World Stroke Day.
Ramesh Group of hospitals MD P Ramesh Babu said Andhra Pradesh was still behind the neighbouring States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Goa in providing timely treatment to stroke victims; reducing the number of deaths and disability due to damage of brain tissue.
Head of the Neurology Department S. Kumaravelu said a person was suffering brain stroke every two seconds and one person was being killed due to brain stroke every six seconds. As many as 44 million man years of productive life was being lost because of the brain strokes. This was a huge burden on the economy of the country, he said.
Neuro team members Manoj Maagi, Sai Sandeep, Ch Murali and Himabindu were present.
