摘要
Stroke ranks fourth among all causes of death and is the major cause of long-term disability in the United States.Furthermore,it is associated with significant morbidity/mortality and a direct/indirect cost of approximately$65 billion annually(Roger et al.,2012).Other than thrombolysis by tissue plasminogen activator(t PA),which offers only a short window of treatment(-3–4 hours),
Stroke ranks fourth among all causes of death and is the major cause of long-term disability in the United States.Furthermore,it is associated with significant morbidity/mortality and a direct/indirect cost of approximately$65 billion annually(Roger et al.,2012).Other than thrombolysis by tissue plasminogen activator(t PA),which offers only a short window of treatment(-3–4 hours),