In brief

• In Cherkasy Oblast, the number of stroke cases is nearly one and a half times higher than in 2025.
• The number of cases with complications requiring long-term rehabilitation has also increased.
• Doctors explain the situation by patients seeking hospital care too late.

Rise in the number of cases

The number of stroke cases in Cherkasy Oblast has nearly one and a half times exceeded the figures from the same period of 2025 («Звертаються запізно»: скільки випадків інсульту зареєстрували на Черкащині – Suspilne). The number of cases with complications that require long-term rehabilitation has also risen.

Why patients are late

Olha Tovstopiat, head of the neurological department for patients with cerebrovascular disorders at the Cherkasy Regional Hospital, said that patients often arrive at the hospital too late. As a result, treatment becomes more difficult, and the chances of a quick recovery decrease.

One patient's story

The wife of 53-year-old Yevhen Tetiana Notin said that her husband arrived at the hospital in a very serious condition, almost unconscious, with impaired consciousness, severe headache and dizziness. Before hospitalization he fell, and doctors called an ambulance. The examination revealed micro-strokes. The man was then transferred from resuscitation to a ward.

What you should know

At the first symptoms of a stroke, such as sudden weakness, speech disturbances, sudden loss of balance or dizziness, do not wait for the symptoms to go away on their own. Immediately call an ambulance at 112 or go to the nearest emergency department. The sooner a patient reaches the hospital, the greater the chance of avoiding serious consequences.