When one family member has a stroke, usually other family members take the initiative to provide first aid. For example, by pricking the tips of the patient's fingers with a needle to check whether he is numb or not. Then, make an impromptu family meeting to discuss the stroke patient to be taken to which hospital and which doctor. The initiative, said Prof. Dr. Dr. Mohammad Hasan Machfoed, Sp.S(K), MS is not important! This was revealed in the Grand Kalbe Academia talk show with the theme Indonesian Neurologist Forum in Jakarta, Saturday (4/2) yesterday. Mohammad Hasan said that as soon as one of the family members had a stroke, they should immediately be taken to a specialist. Don't think too much, hold a family meeting, call an elder sibling, blah-blah-blah. That makes things even worse. Stoke could not be helped by his own family members. You see, when someone has a stroke, the brain suddenly lacks oxygen and within 10 minutes can damage the entire brain. After those 10 minutes, he experienced a panombra area that is between life and death. At that time, we must provide appropriate help and only a specialist can do it. Giving wrong help can result in necrosis or cell death in all body tissues, said Mohammad Hassan to tabloidbintang.com. Stroke strikes at an unexpected time. It brings about progressive change. Very fast. The very rapid changes, said Mohammad Hassan, are caused by the brain being suddenly deprived of oxygen. Due to lack of oxygen, the brain swells. If not treated quickly, the swelling causes the patient to die. The process to death will be very fast if he falls or experiences blockages in the airways. Importantly, family members must be careful to detect strange symptoms early on. For example, waking up talking sloppy. Or suddenly experience paralysis of one side. Or his mental state changes, forgets easily, told Mohammad Hassan. Another thing that should be considered by the family is at what time the patient had a stroke. For example, 6 am. You must move quickly (take him to the doctor) in less than four hours after 6 am. Mohammad Hassan emphasized that four hours after the stroke occurred was the most crucial time. He must get proper and fast help. If you are in Jakarta, you can take the patient to Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, for example. There, it allows patients to undergo thrombolysis (the process of destroying blood clots-red) which allows stroke survivors to recover. The condition, must get help in less than four hours, he continued. Mohammad Hassan assessed that Indonesian people's awareness of the dangers of stroke has improved. However, it must continue to be improved considering that stroke is still the deadliest disease in this country. Therefore, the Chairperson of the Indonesian Neurologist Association welcomed the 2017 Grand Kalbe Academia. Director of PT Kalbe Farma Michael Buyung Nugroho added, the Indonesian Neurologist Forum talked about Neurological Disorder. Neurological disorders can lead to disability and even death. We want to contribute more in building competence for both senior and junior neurology doctors to better understand neurological disorders. Considering this disease has an impact on decreasing patient productivity and the quality of life of the patient's family.