MRI Analysis Could Prevent Brain Damage From Stroke, Study Finds
13th Nov 2006, 15:16 GMT
Greg Albers, M.D., director of the Stanford Stroke Center, and his team report in the November issue of Annals of Neurology that new magnetic resonance imaging techniques can discriminate between stroke patients who are likely to benefit from a stroke medication -- even when administered beyond the currently approved three-hour time window -- and those for whom treatment is unlikely to be beneficial and may cause harm.
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