tPA for Stroke: The Story of a Controversial Drug

by Justin A. Zivin and John Galbraith Simmons

Without warning stroke can paralyze, blind, or kill. Some victims recover, but many do not and may even suffer another disabling or fatal attack. The drug known as tPA can drastically reduce the long-term disability associated with stroke, but despite its near-miraculous capabilities and the growing support of most neurologists, it has been slow to win acceptance as the standard of care in emergency departments nationwide.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195393929
• ISBN13: 9780195393927
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.5"