MADURAI: The importance of stroke prevention and early recognition of stroke symptoms was explained for public understanding in an easy manner by top neurology specialists of Meenakshi Super Speciality Hospital in Madurai today-October 31st 2026.
Urging the people to be aware of warning signs of stroke, they said that effective stroke management requires rapid emergency assessment, urgent brain imaging, timely treatment and coordinated multidisciplinary care by doctors of emergency medicine, neurology and neurosurgery.
“For recognising the stroke early, remember the simple ‘BE FAST’ protocol and rush to a stroke-ready hospital. We are doing stroke awareness initiative because stroke is a major cause of disability and death,” Dr.K.Selvamuthukumaran, senior consultant and Head of Department of Neurosurgery, told reporters at a special press meet organized here today in connection with Stroke Awareness Day which is observed annually on October 29th 2026.
The BE FAST protocol in simple words says- B for Balance-sudden loss of balance or coordination, E for Eyes-sudden blurred vision or loss of vision, F is for Face-one side of the face droops when smiling, A for Arms-Sudden weakness or downward drifting of one arm, S is for Speech-slurred speech or difficulty in speaking or understanding and T is Time which means to call emergency services and seek immediate hospital care.
TO PREVENT BRAIN ATTACK:
Today’s press meet in Madurai was addressed by experts including Dr.Narendra Nath Jena, Director and Head of Institute of Emergency Medicine, Dr.T.C.Vijay Anand, senior consultant and HoD of Department of Neurology, Dr.S.Narendiran, consultant neurologist and Dr.Kaveeze, associate consultant, along with Mr.A.Dileep Bernard, Director, Meenakshi Super Speciality Hospital.
“Ours is a 24X7 stroke-ready hospital with experience of 15 years in treating stroke cases by providing intravenous thrombolysis to complex brain surgery. Like heart attack, we are now using the term brain attack because we must treat the patient within four-and-half hours to stop any permanent damage or disability. Right and timely intervention is a must for stroke patients and our hospital has all the latest expertise for their recovery. Every minute counts and to stress that point we are telling the people to be aware of stroke symptoms,” Dr.T.C.Vijay Anand and Dr.K.Senthilkumar have explained while speaking about stroke-related complications.
The expert doctors also said that master health checkup is a must after 30 years of age due to lifestyle changes and it is essential to know that strokes can be prevented by managing risk factors and adopting healthier lifestyle, monitor blood pressure, control diabetes and cholesterol, stop smoking and physical exercise regularly.
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