Study opens way for later treatment of acute stroke
Monday, September 15, 2008 - 13:43
in Health & Medicine
The time span in which treatment should be given for acute ischaemic stroke - i.e. stroke caused by a clot or other obstruction to the blood supply - can be lengthened. This according to a study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet, the results of which can bring about more effective and safer treatments for stroke sufferers...
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