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Does Clot Buster Drug Help In Preventing Massive Brain Stem Stroke?

My husband had a massive brain stem stroke in Dec 2014. We arrived at hospital approx 2.15 hours after symptoms of double vision in one eye & poor co-ordination in his legs. No treatment given & sent to a medical ward. 6 hours later massive stroke which hasleft him quadriplegic. Now peg fed, large bowel removed cos of c diff infections. Still in hospital some 14 months later & hopefully to a rehab unit soon. Would the clot buster drug if administered on arrival at hospital have made a difference to him ??
Mon, 2 May 2016
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Hi. If the stroke were from, say, a heart arrhythmia or a carotid artery plaque, then the clot buster drug might have averted the side effects of his stroke
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Does Clot Buster Drug Help In Preventing Massive Brain Stem Stroke?

Hi. If the stroke were from, say, a heart arrhythmia or a carotid artery plaque, then the clot buster drug might have averted the side effects of his stroke