Stroke identification

[Esther]

Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne

While the rest of that post was very accurate and informative, this sentence isn't. You CANNOT totally reverse the effects of a stroke because you are in the ER within 3 hours, although I agree that getting help immediately is the key to any possible recovery from a stroke.

Getting early treatment can prevent further damage from a stroke, but to claim they can totally reverse the effects, well, that's not accurate nor true. That's like a cardiologist claiming he can reverse the injury done to your heart if you have an infarct. While getting to the cath lab within 90 minutes certainly helps, there is damage that is irreversible, and there's nothing the doctor can do about it.

I know my niece that is a nurse, and worked for a cardiologist for years said there is a shot that can reverse most and "sometimes" all IF they get to them within 6 hours I think it is.