Doctors have increasingly been seeing cases of stroke and heart attacks in patients who are recuperating or have recovered from Covid. In the second wave, doctors are particularly seeing a delayed presentation of these complications — sometimes up to 2 months after the patient has been discharged from hospital.
MUMBAI: A mild bout of Covid-19 took a drastic turn for a 36-year-old Kamothe resident who suffered from a brain stroke and is now battling paralysis. Chandrashekar Reddy, father of two and the family’s main breadwinner, is barely able to sit up now after over a month. Doctors say a complete recovery could take more than six months, a second brain surgery and intensive physiotherapy.
Reddy’s case, however, is not rare. Doctors have increasingly been seeing cases of stroke and heart attacks in patients who are recuperating or have recovered from Covid. In the second wave, doctors are particularly seeing a delayed presentation of these complications sometimes up to 2 months after the patient has been discharged from hospital. Worryingly, neurologists say the high incidence of stroke is also seen in patients battling mucormycosis, the invasive fungal disease. The state Covid taskforce has also asked doctors to focus on post-Covid cerebrovascular complications.
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Shikha Malhotra volunteered to function as a nurse to fight the deadly novel coronavirus COVID-19 at a Mumbai hospital.
She has a degree in nursing from Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi.
She completed her course in 2014 before making a career in films.
New Delhi: Actress Shikha Malhotra, known for starring in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Fan battled a life-threatening stroke and paralysis some time back. The 26-year-old survivor is currently recovering from her serious illness.
In an interview with Navbharat Times,
Shikha Malhotra disclosed her painful ordeal and how she is dealing with it. I was shifted from Cooper Hospital to KEM by BMC Commissioner Chandra Shekhar. Currently, I am undergoing treatment at the KEM Hospital under the supervision of renowned Neurologist Nitin Dange. I am extremely grateful to the Government of Maharashtra, who took care of me very well , Shikha said.
Cerus Endovascular Announces the First Ever Robotic Assist Intracranial Implant of its Contour Intrasaccular Device
Groundbreaking Aneurysm Procedure Completed in 28 Minutes
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FREMONT, Calif. and OXFORD, United Kingdom, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Cerus Endovascular Ltd., a privately-held, commercial stage medical device company, today announced the first ever robotically assisted intracranial implant of its Contour intrasaccular device. The groundbreaking procedure was completed at the King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, by renowned neurosurgeon, Dr. Nitin Dange and was performed on a Middle Cerebral Aneurysm with a 7mm Contour device. Procedural time, including access and placement of the Contour, took a total of 28 minutes.