Stroke Treatment

Last Updated: October 31, 2026

Lifestyle Modifications

To prevent stroke recurrence and manage risk factors through healthy habits.

Adopting a heart-healthy diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, while limiting saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, and sodium.
Engaging in regular physical activity, such as brisk walking, for at least 150 minutes per week to improve cardiovascular health.
Quitting smoking and reducing alcohol consumption to lower the risk of recurrent stroke and improve overall health.

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Medicinal Treatment

To restore blood flow, prevent further clot formation, and manage risk factors.

Thrombolytic drugs (e.g., tissue plasminogen activator - tPA) administered intravenously to dissolve blood clots in ischemic stroke, typically within a narrow time window.
Antiplatelet medications (e.g., aspirin, clopidogrel) and anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin, DOACs) to prevent new blood clots or manage existing conditions like atrial fibrillation.
Medications to control underlying risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol (statins), and diabetes (insulin, oral hypoglycemics).

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Surgical Treatment

To restore blood flow in blocked arteries or prevent/stop bleeding in hemorrhagic strokes.

Mechanical thrombectomy, a procedure to physically remove a large blood clot from a blocked artery in the brain, often used in conjunction with tPA for ischemic stroke.
Carotid endarterectomy, a surgical procedure to remove plaque buildup from the carotid arteries in the neck, which can reduce the risk of ischemic stroke.
Angioplasty and stenting to open narrowed arteries, or procedures like aneurysm clipping or coiling to treat brain aneurysms that can cause hemorrhagic stroke.

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Surgical Options

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Lifestyle Modifications

To prevent stroke recurrence and manage risk factors through healthy habits.

Adopting a heart-healthy diet, rich in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, while limiting saturated fats, trans fats, cholesterol, and sodium.

Engaging in regular physical activity, such as brisk walking, for at least 150 minutes per week to improve cardiovascular health.

Quitting smoking and reducing alcohol consumption to lower the risk of recurrent stroke and improve overall health.

ConsultNeurologistDietitianPhysiotherapist

Medicinal Treatment

To restore blood flow, prevent further clot formation, and manage risk factors.

Thrombolytic drugs (e.g., tissue plasminogen activator - tPA) administered intravenously to dissolve blood clots in ischemic stroke, typically within a narrow time window.

Antiplatelet medications (e.g., aspirin, clopidogrel) and anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin, DOACs) to prevent new blood clots or manage existing conditions like atrial fibrillation.

Medications to control underlying risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol (statins), and diabetes (insulin, oral hypoglycemics).

ConsultNeurologistCardiologistPharmacist

Surgical Treatment

To restore blood flow in blocked arteries or prevent/stop bleeding in hemorrhagic strokes.

Mechanical thrombectomy, a procedure to physically remove a large blood clot from a blocked artery in the brain, often used in conjunction with tPA for ischemic stroke.

Carotid endarterectomy, a surgical procedure to remove plaque buildup from the carotid arteries in the neck, which can reduce the risk of ischemic stroke.

Angioplasty and stenting to open narrowed arteries, or procedures like aneurysm clipping or coiling to treat brain aneurysms that can cause hemorrhagic stroke.

ConsultNeurosurgeonVascular SurgeonInterventional Radiologist

Stroke Treatment

Lifestyle Modifications

Medicinal Treatment

Surgical Treatment

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Surgical Options

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About This Disease

Stroke Treatment

Lifestyle Modifications

Medicinal Treatment

Surgical Treatment

Contents

Surgical Options

Specialists

About This Disease