Stanford researchers develop ‘game-changing’ stroke treatment that doubles effectiveness

Stanford researchers develop ‘game-changing’ stroke treatment that doubles effectiveness

Blood clot removal technology achieves 90% success rate on first attempt

Researchers at Stanford University say they have developed a more effective way to treat strokes. (iStock)

With current technologies, clots are only removed about half the time on the first try, and they fail completely about 15% of the time. (iStock)

Studies have shown that for every minute during a stroke, 1.9 million brain neurons and 14 billion synapses are destroyed. (iStock)