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  2. Cerebroprotectant - Wikipedia

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    A cerebroprotectant (formerly known as a neuroprotectant) is a drug that is intended to protect the brain after the onset of acute ischemic stroke. [1] As stroke is the second largest cause of death worldwide and a leading cause of adult disability, over 150 drugs have been tested in clinical trials to provide cerebroprotection.

  3. Your biggest questions about strokes, answered - AOL

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    When someone has a stroke, a blood vessel to the brain bursts or is blocked by a clot. The result: Part of the brain cannot get the oxygen and nutrients it needs from blood, so brain cells die ...

  4. Thrombolysis - Wikipedia

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    Thrombolysis, also called fibrinolytic therapy, is the breakdown of blood clots formed in blood vessels, using medication. It is used in ST elevation myocardial infarction , stroke , and in cases of severe venous thromboembolism (massive pulmonary embolism or extensive deep vein thrombosis ).

  5. Cerebral infarction - Wikipedia

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    The use of intravenous rtPA therapy can be advocated in patients who arrive to stroke unit and can be fully evaluated within 3 hours of the onset. The quicker rTPA is started, the better the outcome for the patient. [30] If cerebral infarction is caused by a thrombus occluding blood flow to an artery supplying the brain, definitive therapy is ...

  6. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is touted as treatment for brain ...

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    The therapy involves breathing pure oxygen in a chamber with above-normal air pressure. Some treatments are endorsed by medical experts, but not all. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is touted as ...

  7. Brain ischemia - Wikipedia

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    Brain ischemia has been linked to a variety of diseases or abnormalities. Individuals with sickle cell anemia, compressed blood vessels, ventricular tachycardia, plaque buildup in the arteries, blood clots, extremely low blood pressure as a result of heart attack, and congenital heart defects have a higher predisposition to brain ischemia in comparison to the average population.