21-yr-old recovers from stroke
dubai — Pranav Prasad, a 21-yearold who came to Dubai to be with his parents over the holidays, was just having lunch when he suddenly experienced a bout of severe hiccups and collapsed on the floor. He suffered a stroke.
His parents noticed that he was unable to speak nor move the right side of his body. They rushed him to the hospital.
Dr Shyam Babu Chandran, consultant neurologist of Zulekha Hospital who confirmed Prasad’s condition, said: “It is extremely important that if you think someone is having a stroke, take them to a hospital immediately as this reduces the risk of permanent damage to the brain.”
It took Prasad one and a half hours to get to the hospital after he experienced the symptoms. After a brain scan confirmed he had a large blockage on the left side of his brain, he immediately underwent a two-and-a-half-hour procedure and a neuro-intervention in cathlab was performed in 40 minutes to clear the clot.
With the prompt medical attention, Prasad fully recovered and was able to go back to his routine in no time.
Although strokes are most common in people over the age of 65, Prasad is one of the growing number of young people who had suffered an attack.
“There is no known cause to the patient’s stroke at such a young age. But not getting enough sleep and living a sedentary lifestyle contribute to the issue, and could be easily preventable through healthier lifestyle choices,” said Dr Chandran.