The scientists base their system on the cardiograms that cardiologists and other doctors use to determine damage in the heart following a heart attack. Buchan and his fellow researchers developed a system which divides the brain into 10 sections. If there is a small amount of damage or no damage, then fine, we can use the therapy. If it s widespread, then it s too late. If a patient with an ischemic stroke scores 8 or higher, he or she would probably be a candidate for clot-dissolving therapy, according to Buchan.
Doctors seem to do better when they have a system or scale to follow.
By looking at 10 regions of the brain, they will more closely examine what is going on in the brain. They found that 63 percent of patients who scored 7 or less on the scale had either bleeding in the brain or died from their stroke. The risk of hemorrhage is way too high. This system provides the confidence to look at the scan, examine it and reduce the risk of bleeding. Inc. All rights reserved.