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Medical Treatment

Medical treatment following stroke focuses mainly on reducing risk factors arising from other conditions.

Reduce Your Risk Of Stroke

Researchers are investigating the potential of several promising drugs but there is no medical treatment generally available to protect the brain or to reverse any damage following stroke.

'Clot Busting'

This acute treatment for stroke is called thrombolysis. It has to be administered within a few hours of the stroke, to be effective. It can only be used if it is confirmed by a CT scan that the stroke has been caused by a blood clot and not a bleed. It is not suitable for everyone and has to be administered under special conditions.

'Clot busting' drugs are currently only being used in some parts of the country.

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