Clot buster? Surgery? What is the right treatment for stroke?
During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding ...
Rapid blood test can hasten treatment for stroke patients with brain bleeding
A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who have suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study says.
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Blood test may detect stroke type before hospital arrival, allowing faster treatment, unravels study
A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the ...
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Mayo Clinic Q&A: Clot buster? Surgery? What is the right treatment for stroke?
My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke.
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Clot-Busters, Retrieval Equally Cut Stroke Disability
Mechanically retrieving a blood clot blocking a medium- or small-sized brain artery was no better at reducing disability 90 ...
Clot-buster meds and mechanical retrieval found to equally reduce disability from some strokes
Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of ...
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Blood test may detect stroke type before hospital arrival, allowing faster treatment
People with brain bleeds had nearly 7 times higher blood levels of a specific brain protein, called glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), than those who had strokes caused by clots in a study ...
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Rapid Blood Test Can Improve Stroke Treatment
A rapid blood test could speed treatment for people who’ve suffered a stroke related to brain bleeding, a new study sa ...
University Hospitals' lifesaving ECPR technology helps woman survive heart attack after blood clot causes cardiac arrest
When Aletah Whitman's leg suddenly jolted her awake at 3 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2023, she had no idea it was the first sign of a ...
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Flossing regularly can help prevent strokes, study says
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No extra benefit from mechanical clot removal over medications in some strokes
Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of stroke; however, it did not lessen disability more than best medical ...