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When it comes to treating a stroke, timing is everything. It is crucial to treat a stroke as soon as possible. Every minute that passes decreases the chance for recovery. Brain cells cannot function long without just the right amount of blood flow. If treatment is not found quickly, these cells can die and possibly cause permanent brain damage. Neurosurgeons can treat strokes only by preventing (before it happens), responding to (immediately following a stroke) and intervening during (while it is happening) the stroke. Methods used to treat stroke victims include drug therapy, imaging tests, treatments aimed at saving brain tissue and surgery. Blood thinners are often prescribed that help prevent clotting that can lead to stroke. Depending on the location of and the damage caused by a stroke, many stroke victims can recover with physical or occupational therapy. Some lifestyle changes are also recommended such as eating right and exercising to prevent heart disease and high blood pressure, not smoking, controlling diabetes and taking anti-clotting medications such as aspirin. If an artery is over 70 percent blocked, surgery is recommended. This procedure might involve accessing the artery and widening it to scrape out the buildup in order to restore proper blood flow. Depending on the case, a surgeon may instead choose to insert a small, tube-shaped device called a stent that travels up the narrowing artery and is expanded to widen it.
Intracranial stenting Intracranial
stenting is used to treat intracranial stenosis. When blood vessels drastically
narrow, blood flow to the brain is limited, which places someone at a high
risk of stroke. Intracranial stenting is performed on patients who have not
responded to nonsurgical treatments and who are at high risk for surgical
bypass procedures.
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