Timely treatment after stroke is crucial, UCLA researchers report

Now they need to go back to the same study participants and do brain scans to determine the extent of dead brain. That would prove how often and how severe the neuronal cascade of death occurs even after tPA administration.
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Study finds 4 percent improvement for patients at each 15-minute interval

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