Carolyn Crist February 15, 2023 Butylphthalide, a medication derived from celery seed, may improve outcomes after an acute ischemic stroke when given in addition to thrombolysis or endovascular treatment, a new report suggests. Patients treated with butylphthalide had fewer severe neurologic symptoms and better function 90 days after the stroke compared with those receiving placebo. Butylphthalide is approved and...
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Keeping web-like NETs from clogging blood vessels could improve stroke outcomes
by University of Utah Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) normally protect against viruses and bacteria but may also cause harm. Credit: Christian Con Yost, MD Preventing the formation of a sticky, web-like substance that can form in blood vessels after a stroke could protect the brain and lead to better outcomes for patients, studies in mice...