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Less than one per cent of stroke patients in India get right treatment within the golden window of four-and-a-half hours after an attack. While, as per the association’s research, the disease claims a patient every 45 seconds in India, stroke is yet to find coverage in PMJAY. Advertising“Only 31 per cent people are aware of the golden window of four-and-a-half hours after an attack. Dr Vijay added with life expectancy of Indians going up, incidence of strokes are bound to go up. Dr Vijay Sharma, professor of neurology at National University of Singapore, who was also present at the press conference Wednesday, said currently 10-15 per cent of patients in India reach hospital within the golden window and are treated with clot buster medicines..