The role of EphA4 in neural repair following ischemic stroke KU Leuven
Stroke is a loss of brain function due to an interruption of cerebral blood flow caused by occlusion (ischemic stroke) or hemorrhage1. It is the leading cause of adult disability and it causes one in 10 deaths worldwide2. The only effective treatments are intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) and mechanical thrombectomy, which have narrow time windows that limit their use to only a small percentage of patients with ...