Treating Hemorrhagic Stroke: Stroke
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Treating hemorrhagic stroke
As soon as a hemorrhagic stroke is diagnosed, the immediate goal is to prevent a second hemorrhage. There are two basic options, surgery or medication, but no definitive information on which option is best for which people. The decision is generally made on a patient-by-patient basis. The doctors will also decide whether medication is needed for blood pressure, clotting abnormalities, or other underlying conditions.
Ongoing clinical research studies are testing the best ways to control or prevent the complications of brain swelling and the expansion of intracerebral hemorrhage in both deep and lobar hemorrhages. Clinical researchers are also testing the safety and effectiveness of interventional arterial procedures to obliterate berry aneurysms or AVMs.
| Last updated: | September 05, 2008 |
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