Proper rehabilitation saves stroke patients
Say experts
Experts at a city workshop yesterday said stroke patients can be saved from disability through proper rehabilitation.
The patients have no alternative but rehabilitation, said Deen Mohammad, professor of Dhaka Medical College.
The experts suggested that specialized physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and occupational therapy help patients live much better life.
According to them, currently stroke is the third leading cause of death globally, and 55,000 patients die in Bangladesh every year following stroke.
The workshop titled "Holistic approach of stroke patients' rehabilitation" was organised at the Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP) in Mirpur.
State Minister for Health, Capt (retd) Mozibur Rahman Fakir, who was present as the chief guest, applauded the services that the CRP is now providing to stroke patients.
Noted neuro surgeon Prof Emeritus Dr Rashid Uddin Ahmed was the key speaker.
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