Research shows new drug helps to preserve brain cells for a time after stroke

(University of Calgary) After 50 years of research and the testing of over 1,000 drugs, there is new hope for preserving brain cells for a time after stroke. Treating acute ischemic stroke patients with an experimental neuroprotective drug, combined with a surgical procedure to remove the clot improves outcomes as shown by clinical trial results published today in The Lancet.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news