Sentences with phrase «blocked blood vessel in the brain»
The drug — called alteplase — is the only treatment for stroke caused by a blocked blood vessel in the brain.
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An experimental drug in early development for aggressive brain tumors can cross the blood - brain tumor barrier, kill tumor cells and block the growth of tumor blood vessels, according to a study led by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC — James).
Powers is planning expand his study size and is partnering with another CCTS - funded stroke investigator who developed an animal model of ischemia in order to analyze micro-RNA released in brain tissues at the precise area around a blocked blood vessel.
Then, in some fatal cases, the fungal filaments began to grow in the brain, attracting platelets and white and red blood cells to aggregate around the filaments and form a mass that could block a blood vessel and initiate a stroke.
Additionally, hypothyroidism increases the risk of atherosclerosis (plaque build - up inside the arteries) and stroke (blocked blood vessels to the brain) in your pet.
A stroke occurs when a blood clot blocks an artery or blood vessel in the brain or when a blood vessel breaks thereby interrupting the blood flow to an area of the brain.