Current progress in searching for clinically useful biomarkers of blood–brain barrier damage following cerebral ischemia

Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of death and disability. Fear of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) has been the primary reason for withholding tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) and thrombectomy, the only two widely accepted treatments for ischemic stroke. Thrombolysis treatment is only allowed in a...

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Main Authors: Weili Li, Rong Pan, Zhifeng Qi, Ke Jian Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Brain Circulation
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Online Access:http://www.braincirculation.org/article.asp?issn=2394-8108;year=2018;volume=4;issue=4;spage=145;epage=152;aulast=Li