Devices No Better Than Meds In Recovery From Clot-Caused Strokes

When someone has a stroke, time equals brain. The longer a stroke is left untreated, the more brain tissue is lost. Since the only proven treatment - a clot-busting drug - works in less than half of patients, stroke physicians had high hopes for a mechanical device that could travel through the blocked blood vessel to retrieve or break up the clot, restoring blood flow to the brain...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 16, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stroke Source Type: news