Cooper University Health Care stroke expert’s findings published in New England Journal of Medicine

Internationally known stroke expert Dr. Tudor Jovin, medical director of Cooper University Health Care and Inspira Neuroscience and professor of neurology and neurological surgery at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, is the co-principal investigator and co-lead author of a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, which demonstrates the benefits of treating stroke patients with severe brain damage.

The IN EXTREMIS-LASTE (Large Stroke Treatment Evaluation) study focused on stroke patients with severe brain damage due to blocked blood vessels without any restrictions in the size of seemingly irreversibly damaged brain as ascertained by brain imaging studies. Traditionally, doctors believed that restoring blood flow to severely damaged brain areas was futile and could even cause harm.

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