In a bizarre development, a woman in Hyderabad suffered from ‘beauty parlour stroke’ after a hair was treatment at a salon. The matter came to the fore after a neurologist who treated the woman took to Twitter and gave an account of the shocking incident and the rare syndrome. As per the neurologist, the 50-year-old woman started showing symptoms including dizziness, vomiting, after she got a hair wash at a salon.
Dr Sudhir Kumar, senior consultant neurologist, Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills, took to Twitter and mentioned how the woman was initially treated symptomatically by gastroenterologist. However, her condition did not improve and she was referred to him.
“The symptoms did not improve, and the next day she developed a mild imbalance while walking. She was referred to me for an opinion.
She had mild right-cerebellar signs. MRI brain revealed an infarct in the right posterior inferior cerebellar territory, MR angiogram showed left vertebral hypoplasia,” Dr. Sudhir tweeted.
As per doctors, a vessel supplying blood to her brain was pressed when she bent to get the hair wash, leading to the stroke. Thanks to the deep understanding of the subject, the doctors were able to save her, and she has now been put on medication for lifetime like any stroke patient.
The Facts of the Matter
Imagine going to a nice hair-spa and instead of leaving relaxed and rejuvenated, you develop symptoms that make you feel dizzy and nauseated. Something similar happened to a 50-year-old woman in Hyderabad, who suffered from a rarely observed ‘Beauty Parlour Stroke’ after she went to a hair salon. Thanks to the timely intervention of the right subject matter expert, the woman was saved from potentially fatal fate.
The matter came to the fore after a doctor who treated the woman took to Twitter and gave an account of the curious case of Hyderabad woman who suffered from Beauty Parlour Stroke.
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Woman Develops Stroke Symptoms After Going to Salon
Dr Sudhir Kumar a senior consultant neurologist at Apollo Hospitals located in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, took to Twitter and mentioned how a 50-year-old woman developed shocking symptoms after a hair wash at a salon.
“I recently saw a 50-year-old woman with symptoms of dizziness, nausea & vomiting, which started during her hair wash with shampoo in a beauty parlor. Initially, she was taken to a gastroenterologist, who treated her symptomatically,” tweeted Dr Sudhir.
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Condition Doesn’t Improve, MRI Shows Clots in Brain
However, the woman’s condition did not improve 24 hours after the initial symptoms. The woman was then referred to Dr Sudhir, who got an MRI done, which showed clots in her right cerebellum and a key artery in the neck called PICA.
Thanks to advancements in medical literature and more information being available than ever before, the doctors were able to conclude that the woman suffered from “beauty parlour stroke”.
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Woman Put on Lifelong Medication
The stroke occurred due to “hyperextension of neck towards the basin while washing hair”, a TOI report quoted Dr Sudhir saying.
After identifying the key issue, the doctors put her on relevant medications. She is currently recuperating, and like most stroke patients, she has been put on a lifelong medication.
What is Beauty Parlour Stroke?
As per MedIndi, the stroke is observed when a person goes to a salon to get hair shampoo. For hair wash, one needs to bend their head back in the salon sink. If the neck does not have apprpriate support, or the neck is bent too excessively for a long period of time, the arteries that supply blood to brain may get compressed, resulting in blood clots in the brain, that may turn fatal.
“Take Home Massage”: Doctor Gives Tip
In his series of tweets, Dr Sudhir also mentioned what one can do if such symptoms appear in similar circumstances. “Take home message: Stroke affecting vertebro-basilar artery territory can occur during shampoo hair-wash in a beauty parlor, especially in women with other atherosclerotic risk factors and undetected vertebral hypoplasia. Prompt recognition and treatment can prevent disability,” he tweeted.
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