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I watched a show on tele a few nights ago about new treatment for stroke patients. Apparently, now they can inject a substance directly into the blood clot of a stroke patient and stop the long term effects of stroke, such as paralysis. It has to be done within three hours of the stroke.
Anyone else heard of this? I am trying to find the info from that program. It was on a current affair.
In Reply to: New Stroke Treatment posted by Maria on August 25, 2003 at 01:10:33:
I heard about something similar but not about injecting
it into the clot. That would mean going into the brain,
wouldn't it ?
In Reply to: Re: New Stroke Treatment posted by Vince F on August 25, 2003 at 14:58:46:
Yep, exactly, Vince ole pal. Directly injecting it into the clot in the brain.
In Reply to: Re: New Stroke Treatment posted by miss BLiss on August 25, 2003 at 19:13:03:
They talked about a Glucose Cascade that happens within
the 3 hrs. Sounds like the brains OR sugars leak out.
In Reply to: New Stroke Treatment posted by Maria on August 25, 2003 at 01:10:33:
Hi, Maria.
This is not new, only the materials being injected are improved. The injection is into the lumen of the artery involved which must be identified via scanning (CT or MRI).
Of course there is risk to the procedure itself.
The ideal idea is to prevent the stroke in the first place. Even conventional medicine admits that most strokes are preventable. Now, the job is to convince the docs to at least tell their patients at risk what they need to do to prevent it (not much money in THAT). Of course, human nature, being what it is, few will actually change their lifestyle until (like the mule and the 2X4) the stroke actually gets their attention.
Walt
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