40% of patients at NIMHANS neurology casualty have stroke; KMCRI in Hubbali treats 120 cases a month

Nearly 40% of patients seeking neurological care at the casualty in NIMHANS are stroke patients, with as many as 705 cases reported every month. As the number of patients requiring emergency neurological care remains a concern, a hub-and-spoke model linking NIMHANS with the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Institute (KMCRI) in Hubballi is helping extend specialised stroke treatment to northern Karnataka.