Free radical scavenger edaravone reduces the lesion size of lacunar infarction in human brain ischemic stroke

摘要

BackgroundAlthough free radicals have been reported to play a role in the expansion of ischemic brain lesions, the effect of free radical scavengers is still under debate. In this study, the temporal profile of ischemic stroke lesion sizes was assessed for more than one year to evaluate the effect of edaravone which might reduce ischemic damage.