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New clot dissolving drug shows stroke recovery promise
Four stroke victims partially regained movement and two others improved speech after receiving tissue plasminogen activator. In a study led by Dr. Thomas Brett, 14 patients have been treated with no drug-related complications. eight showed no improvement and one died. The research, funded by NIH, explores TPA's potential to limit brain damage from stroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Raeburn
Anaheim
Calif
Thomas Brett
University of Cincinnati
Brett
American Heart Association
Gregory del Zappo
Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation
la Jolla
Burroughs Wellcome Co
Research Triangle Park
N.C
National Institutes of Health
Genentech
San Francisco
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Justin Zivin
University of California, San Diego
Burroughs Wellcome
Zivin
David Levy
Cornell University
Clarke Haley
University of Virginia
Brott
Frank Yatsu
University of Texas Medical School
Houston