New Delhi, March 12: Giving a new ray of hope to stroke patients, doctors at AIIMS are now trying to treat brain damage resulting from it with stem cells.
“Doctors here are trying to treat stroke patients who have suffered paralysis or disability with stem cells. It is in the research stage. The results are expected soon,” Dinesh Trivedi, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare said while inaugurating the Fifth National Congress on Indian Stroke Association and International Stroke Conference.
“Treatment for stroke patients has improved rapidly.
Research is being carried out to treat patients who have turned to hospital after suffering strokes two to three years ago. The results are expected in another six months,” M V Padma, a neurologist at AIIMS, said.
Brain stroke is the third largest killer in India after heart attack and cancer.
–Agencies