Stroke Treatment: Focus on Neuroprotection and EPO
Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Erythropoietin (EPO) is a neuroprotective chemical that is produced by the brain in response to stroke-induced hypoxia. Stroke was first described by Hippocrates (460-377 BC) as apoplexy, the Greek term for “struck down by violence”. In modern day, the term “brain attack” and the expression “time is brain” have been put forward to emphasize the urgency for medical treatment if a stroke is suspected.
Source: Neuro Research
DOI: 10.35702/nrj.10008
Authors: Victoria A. Hamilton, Andrea L. O. Hebb
Language: English
Subfield: Hematology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4206010928