“There is a chance that the damage can be reversed by revascularising the brain if the patient is brought to the hospital within the golden ho-ur. Once the nerves in the brain die, there is no scope for recovery.
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Preventing brain damage by revascularising the brain is vital,” says Dr Surya Narayana Sharma PM, senior consultant, neurologist and stroke specialist at Apollo Hospitals, BG Road, Bengaluru.
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