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A sudden fainting spell, weakness in the left side of the body, slurred speech and a blurred vision were clear signs of a stroke when the patient was wheeled into Rashid Hospital's emergency unit nearly a month ago.
The 39-year-old Pakistani woman Maria (name changed) was pregnant with her first child 19 years after her marriage when during trip to Dubai, she fell unconscious in her hotel room while her husband was out.
Dr Suhail Al Rukn, director of Neurology Residency Programme at Rashid Hospital, where Maria was brought said that the case - due to pregnancy - was the first of its kind to be handled by the hospital, which is among the four accredited 24/7 stroke centres in the country.
"She had suffered an acute stroke," he told Khaleej Times in an interview.
Every hour one gets stroke in UAE Every hour one person in the UAE gets a stroke while Rashid Hospital's stroke unit sees up to 700 patients per year of which 20 per cent are Emirati. "Around 40 per cent of these patients are younger than 50 years which is a very productive age," said Dr Suhail Al Rukn, Director of Neurology Residency Programme at Rashid Hospital. Annually, an average of 8,000 to 10,000 people suffer from a stroke in the UAE. The reason for people having a stroke at such a young age in the UAE is multifactorial - a high percentage of our population suffers from diabetes and hypertension. "Obesity is a huge problem in our population and so is a sedentary lifestyle - all of these are triggers that can lead to a stroke." The Rashid Stroke unit was set up in 2012 and now there are four such centres in the country including one in Cleveland, Saudi German hospital and one in Al Ain. "We need at least eight to 10 such centres in the country especially the northern emirates where a third of the population lives," said Dr Al Rukn. He also said that awareness on the condition remains low. "We have no studies, associations or even support groups for people who have suffered a stroke." However, the authority is studying plans to have a stroke unit in all its hospitals. |
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