Common Disorders

• Stem cell research
• Hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
• Thrombolytic therapy (tissue plasminogen activator - tPA)
• Stroke secondary to cardiogenic embolism
• Stroke
• Stroke secondary to atherosclerosis
• Transient ischemic attack (TIA)
• Vertebrobasilar circulatory disorders
• Stroke secondary to cocaine
• Stroke secondary to syphilis
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