Cruel beauty: blood clot about 1.5 millimeters wide in a three-dimensional micro-computed tomography image (colored). Image: Empa
Cruel beauty: blood clot about 1.5 millimeters wide in a three-dimensional micro-computed tomography image (colored). Image: Empa - A blood clot in the brain that blocks the supply of oxygen can cause an acute stroke. In this case, every minute counts. A team from Empa, the University Hospital in Geneva and the Hirslanden Clinic is currently developing a diagnostic procedure that can be used to start a tailored therapy in a timely manner, as they write in the current issue of the scientific journal Scientific Reports. There is no warning sign: From one moment to the next, entire brain areas are blocked. When a clot occludes a blood vessel, the oxygen supply to the brain is interrupted, and the affected person suffers an acute cerebral stroke. The life-threatening condition can manifest itself in many different ways: from muscle paralysis to loss of hearing or vision to unconsciousness.
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