Stroke Treatment

NHS

If you have a stroke, your treatment will depend on what type of stroke you've had.

In the first 24 hours after a stroke, your treatment may include:

  • medicine to get rid of blood clots in the brain (thrombolysis)
  • surgery to remove a blood clot (thrombectomy) or drain fluid from the brain
  • a procedure to stop pressure building up inside the skull or brain

While you're in hospital, a healthcare team of doctors, specialists and therapists will help you start your recovery.

Medicines for a stroke

Treatments you may be given, often long term, include:

  • anticoagulants to stop blood clots forming
  • medicines to lower your blood pressure
  • statins to lower your cholesterol

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