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People who suffer a severe stroke could soon be twice as likely to avoid serious brain damage and return to living independently, thanks to Australian-led research set to change treatment standards around the world.
Researchers at Royal Melbourne hospital combined a new minimally invasive clot-removal procedure with the standard treatment for stroke, which involves administering a clot-dissolving drug.
They recruited 70 patients across 14 hospitals in Australia and New Zealand, and gave half the combined therapy. All had suffered an ischaemic stroke, the most common form of stroke, caused by a blood clot blocking a blood vessel to the brain.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/...double-their-chances-of-avoiding-brain-damage
Researchers at Royal Melbourne hospital combined a new minimally invasive clot-removal procedure with the standard treatment for stroke, which involves administering a clot-dissolving drug.
They recruited 70 patients across 14 hospitals in Australia and New Zealand, and gave half the combined therapy. All had suffered an ischaemic stroke, the most common form of stroke, caused by a blood clot blocking a blood vessel to the brain.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/...double-their-chances-of-avoiding-brain-damage