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Patients who wake up with stroke may be candidates for clot-busters
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Giving clot-busting drugs to patients who wake up with stroke symptoms appears to be as safe as giving it to those in the recommended three-hour window, according to researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at ...
Clot-buster boosts survival, decreases disability for deadly subset of stroke
Feb 19, 2009 |
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New results from a multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins show that patients who got an experimental clot-busting treatment for a particularly lethal form of stroke were not only dramatically more likely to survive but also ...
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Blocking toxic effects could make clot-buster safer
Jan 23, 2009 |
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Since the introduction of the life-saving clot-busting drug tPA more than a decade ago, evidence has been accumulating that tPA (tissue-type plasminogen activator) can be a double-edged sword for a brain affected by stroke. ...
Leukemia drug could save lives of stroke patients
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 22, 2008 |
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[B]Studies in mice reveal why tPA may cause brain damage[/B] The drug tPA is the most effective treatment currently available for stroke patients, but its safety is limited to use within the first three hours following the ...
Lowering body temperature could aid standard stroke treatment
May 17, 2007 |
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University of Cincinnati scientists have developed a model that could help physicians combine current clot-busting medication with below-normal body temperatures (hypothermia) to improve the treatment of ischemic stroke patients.
Post-stroke clot-busting therapy beneficial for patients on aspirin
Mar 10, 2008 |
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Patients given a clot-busting drug following stroke appear to have better outcomes if they were already taking anti-platelet medications, despite an apparent increased risk for bleeding in the brain, according to an article ...
Study shows ultrasound and tPA effective for stroke
Feb 19, 2009 |
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An experimental therapy using tiny bubbles activated by transcranial Doppler (TCD) ultrasound combined with the clot busting drug tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) is more effective than tPA alone in treating patients suffering ...
Stress response in the brain relies on a blood-thinning protein
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Nov 20, 2007 |
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A stressed-out mouse tends to be a bit timid, tentative, even fearful. For that matter, so does a stressed-out human. Our ability to learn from frightening situations is part of what helps us avoid them in the future. When ...
Team discovers how brain's own tPA helps regulate blood flow to neurons
Jan 17, 2008 |
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The human brain contains its own store of a powerful enzyme (and stroke drug) called tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which appears to be a key regulator of blood flow to brain cells, a team at the Weill Cornell Medical ...
High blood pressure after stroke should not necessarily rule out use of clot-busting treatment
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Patients who require therapy to lower their blood pressure following a stroke do not appear to be at a higher risk for bleeding or other adverse outcomes after receiving anti-clotting therapy, according to a report in the ...
Researchers fine-tune clot-busting treatment for bleeding in brain
May 14, 2008 |
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A multicenter study led by Johns Hopkins doctors has fine-tuned the dosage and timing for administering clot-busting tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to patients with strokes caused by bleeding within the brain. The treatment, ...
Discovery could help scientists stop the "death cascade" of neurons after a stroke
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Jan 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Distressed swimmers often panic, sapping the strength they need to keep their heads above water until help arrives. When desperate for oxygen, neurons behave in a similar way. They freak out, stupidly discharging ...
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