Stroke treatment improves patients' chances of avoiding brain damage

New Australian-led research at Royal Melbourne hospital is set to change treatment standards around the worldPeople who suffer a severe stroke could soon be twice as likely to avoid serious brain damage and return to living independently, thanks to Australian-led research set to change treatment standards around the world.Researchers at Royal Melbourne hospital combined a new minimally invasive clot-removal procedure with the standard treatment for stroke, which involves administering a clot-dissolving drug. Continue reading...
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