The Comprehensive Stroke Program was started in December 2007 after Dr Jeyaraj D Pandian joined back from his Stroke Fellowship training in Australia. There are 6 dedicated acute beds where stroke patients are managed. Intravenous thrombolysis is routinely given for patients who come within the window period of 4 ½ hrs of stroke onset. Beyond 4 ½ hrs till 9 hrs patients could participate in an International trial called Desmoteplase in acute stroke.

The department has a separate Clinical Trials Office to manage all the Neurology drug trials. Dr Yashpal Singh was the key person in establishing this section. At present there are ongoing 6 International trials in various fields of Neurology. The Department is involved in Clinical Research and most of the projects are self funded from the departmental research fund. The future plans are to start Neurology training program (DM or DNB), Neurosonology lab and Neurointerventional treatments.