A New Strategy Studied by the Clinic Improves Recovery After a Severe Stroke
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In some patients mechanical thrombectomy, which is the reference treatment, may not be enough to ensure a good recovery after an ischemic stroke.A new strategy based on a research at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona improves the results.Continue reading...
A study coordinated by the Hospital Clínic Barcelona and IDIBAPS, which has been published in the scientific journal JAMA, has certified that combining mechanical thrombectomy with the subsequent administration of a thrombolytic drug significantly increases the chances that a patient with severe ischemic stroke will regain their autonomy. The results of the clinical trial reveal […] The entry Administering a drug after thrombectomy improves func…
The study, called CHOICE2, continues a previous research published in 2022 by the same research team and reinforces the idea that, in some patients, reopening the main artery is not enough to guarantee a good cerebral recovery. The study has been coordinated by Ángel Chamorro, head of the Cerebral Vascular Pathology Unit of the Clinic and the IDIBAPS Cerebrovascular Diseases group, who presented the preliminary results at the plenary session of …
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