Stroke - The Way Forward #2

A slightly disorganized compilation of various part of stroke that can be solved with some judicious use of research funds. And why EXACTLY is your hospital NOT following up on any of these? Are they that incompetent that they don't read research and look for ways to apply it to their patients? Or are they so f*cking lazy that they are waiting for someone else to solve the problem?  I suggest calling the hospital president and asking these questions. People need to be fired for this lack of initiative.

1. Treatment in the ambulance:
Can using a simple blood-pressure cuff limit damage from strokes caused by decreased blood supply to the brain? On the way to the hospital.

Feasibility of an Ambulance-Based Stroke Trial, and Safety of Glyceryl Trinitrate in Ultra-Acute Stroke
Hypothermia?  Maybe, maybe not; More research needed
Study of Brain Cooling and Clot-Busting Drug Therapy for Stroke Receives FDA OK to Expand
The ultimate comeback: Bringing the dead back to life

1. liposome-encapsulated hemoglobin written in Feb. 2010
2. bat saliva - Draculin  written in May, 2011, up to 9 hours
3. cardiac glycosides written in Feb. 2006 - up to 6 hours
4.inhalation of nitric oxide written in March, 2012 - 48 hours to 7 days
5. Nitric oxide written in 2006, to be tested in humans yet.
6. xenon gas written in Feb. 2006, to be tested yet
7. caffeinol irish coffee injection written in April 2003 to be tested in humans
8. Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), a component of fish oil written in Nov. 2010, up to 5 hours
9. nicotine written in July 2005, to be tested in humans
10. Viagra written in 2002, to be tested in humans,  for 7 days
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12. Enzogenol  written in Nov. 2011 for New Zealand
13. edaravone approved in Japan since 2001
14. nitroglycerin instructions
15. benzodiazepine inverse agonist  written in Nov. 2010
16. Leg compressions may enhance stroke recovery Doubles tPA efficacy.

You could easily ask for donations to research whichever part the donor would like the answer to. I personally like caffeinol, bat saliva and Viagra. And a great stroke association would answer and solve these questions if we had one.