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ischemic stroke

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Noun1.ischemic stroke - the most common kind of stroke; caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain (as from a clot blocking a blood vessel)
ischaemic stroke
apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA, stroke - a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
ischaemia, ischemia - local anemia in a given body part sometimes resulting from vasoconstriction or thrombosis or embolism
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Participants must be 21 or older and have suffered an ischemic stroke at least four months before the study, causing weakness in one hand and/or arm.
PULSE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The study, which is called the Microplasmin MITI-IA Trial (Microplasmin In Treatment of Ischemic Stroke - Intra-Arterial), is the second study that ThromboGenics has initiated to assess the benefits of microplasmin for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke.
THROMBOGENICS STARTS PHASE IIA OF MICROPLASMIN FOR STROKE by Worldwide Biotech
Even with treatment, the rates of ischemic stroke in this clinical trial were substantially higher than in stroke prevention trials that have evaluated aspirin and warfarin in patients with other causes of stroke.
Aspirin safer than warfarin for treating blocked arteries in the brain by Australian Nursing Journal
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