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My friend, 56 yrs of age, was diagnosed today with a blood clot in his head, what happens now?

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Dr. Claude Parola
Dr. Claude Parolaanswered
Internal Medicine 42 years experience
Blood clot: what happens now varies, depending which area of the brain is affected by the blood clot, some blood clot can be dissolved with medication ( tissue plasminogen activator) if there is no contraindication to use it
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