Abstract
The major barrier to effective use of thrombolytic therapy in acute stroke remains the fact that most patients have irreversible damage before it is possible to treat them with these new agents. As discussed elsewhere in this volume, major efforts are being made to bring patients in for treatment earlier in the stroke process. Another approach is to find ways to protect vulnerable brain tissue from ischemic damage long enough to permit the use of thrombolytic therapy.
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Zivin, J., Grotta, J. (1998). Combined Neuroprotection/Thrombolysis in Acute Stroke. In: Steiner, T., Hacke, W., Hanley, D.F. (eds) Stroke. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 27. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-60264-1_11
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