New Delhi, Oct 29 (PTI) As India observes World Stroke Day, medical experts have sounded alarm over a worrying rise in stroke cases among younger adults, warning that the disease is no longer confined to the elderly.

At the World Stroke Day forum organised by Mahajan Imaging and Labs on Wednesday, experts emphasized how AI-enabled, integrated pathology and imaging systems are transforming stroke diagnosis and management, making it possible to detect and treat strokes faster, and even prevent them before symptoms appear.

India's stroke crisis is worsening, with new findings published in the International Journal of Stroke (IJS), revealing that the country records nearly 1.5 million stroke cases every year, yet only one in four Indians has access to a stroke-ready hospital.

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