Visakhapatnam: GITAM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (GIMSR) observed ‘World Stroke Day’ here on Thursday at its hospital premises to raise awareness about stroke prevention, early recognition and treatment.

Addressing the gathering, Institution Dean SP Rao along with neurologists V Deepthi and Vijaya Bhaskara Rao interacted with patients and highlighted the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle to prevent stroke.

They cautioned that stroke is no longer confined to elderly with a worrying increase now seen among individuals below 45 years, often in their most productive years. The experts attributed this shift to lifestyle changes, undiagnosed risk factors and lack of awareness. In addition to traditional causes such as high blood pressure, diabetes, smoking, high cho

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