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Pharmacotherapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke by Nungky Hanazar Rahmania is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses stroke and treatments for ischemic stroke. The goals of treatment for acute ischemic stroke are to minimize the amount of brain tissue made irreversibly infarcted and to prevent complications. This is achieved through reperfusion to restore blood flow to the ischemic area and neuroprotection to protect cells from ischemia-related damage. Reperfusion can be accomplished through thrombolysis with drugs within 3 hours of onset to break up clots, or antiplatelet/anticoagulant drugs to inh
- Author
- Nungky Hanazar Rahmania
- Language
- EN