It has been widely used in China to treat stroke.
It may soon be used in many hospitals to treat stroke.
We continue to treat heart disease and stroke, even though these conditions are still major causes of death and disability in our society.
Most of the data concerning hypothermia's effectiveness in treating stroke is limited to animal studies.
Such a cure, he said, would also apply to treating Alzheimer's disease, stroke and other disorders of the central nervous system.
The concept of dilating blood vessels to treat strokes is not widely accepted by the medical community.
Ambulance services and emergency rooms continue to treat strokes with much less urgency than some other crises, like heart attacks.
Aspirin is sometimes used to treat or prevent heart attacks, strokes, and chest pain (angina).
Physicians hope one day to be able to treat strokes by managing the biochemical processes within brain cells and along their walls.
The implications for treating stroke soon became apparent.