Wednesday, January 24, 2018
Brain-scan guided emergency stroke treatment can save more lives
NIH-funded study finds patients treated up to 16 hours after stroke showed positive outcomes.
Stanford University.
Advances in brain imaging can identify a greater number of stroke patients who can receive therapy later than previously believed, according to a new study. The results of the Endovascular Therapy Following Imaging Evaluation for the Ischemic Stroke (DEFUSE 3) trial, presented at the International Stroke Conference 2018 in Los Angeles and published on Jan. 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine, demonstrated that physically removing brain clots up to 16 hours after symptom onset in selected patients led to improved outcomes compared to standard medical therapy. The study was funded by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), part of the National Institutes of Health.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/brain-scan-guided-emergency-stroke-treatment-can-save-more-lives
