Critical Early Thrombolytic and Endovascular Reperfusion Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke Victims: a Call for Adjunct Neuroprotection

This article has 3 main goals: (1) first to emphasize the utility and cost-effectiveness of rt-PA to treat stroke; (2) second to review the recent endovascular trials with respect to efficacy, safety, and cost-effectiveness as a stroke treatment; and (3) to further consider and evaluate strategies to develop novel neuroprotective drugs. A thesis will be put forth so that future stroke trials and therapy development can optimally promote recovery so that stroke victims can return to “normal” life.
Source: Translational Stroke Research - Category: Neurology Source Type: research