Recovery inhibitors under attack

摘要

Once a blood vessel supplying the brain has been blocked, the opportunity to prevent brain damage is fleeting. An alternative strategy might be to guide the damaged area onto the path to recovery. rnThe old saying that 'timing is everything' certainly applies to the treatment of strokes - the devastating injuries caused by obstructions to blood flow in the vessels that supply the brain. Advances in removing such obstructions have led to dramatic ameliorations in stroke damage.