The dawn of a new era for stroke treatment.
Due to two developments that have taken place within the past few years, the treatment for stroke is about to change immensely. First, it has become possible to significantly inhibit the spread of hypoperfusive tissue damage by initiating antioxidant therapy within 24 hours of a stroke. As a result of this new therapy, many physicians now feel that the prognosis for stroke patients has improved considerably. Second, elucidation of the brain function of post-stroke rehabilitation has made headway as advanced functional brain imaging techniques have provided reliable data, thereby substantiating new rationales.
Kogure
Kyuya
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Foundation for Brain Function and Diseases, Institute of Neuropathology, 1216 Nakase, Fukaya, Saitama 366-0001, Japan. kyuya@gol.com
D000975:Antioxidants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D020521:Stroke / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
D000975:Antioxidants