However, now, with the use of aggressive therapy as described above, the death rate from thyroid storm is less than 20%.
When severe nerve pain gets in the way of healthy behavior, however, aggressive therapy is the rule.
After two years of aggressive therapy, he was in remission.
For the more serious, or wet, type, prompt, aggressive therapy can be essential to preserve vision.
Patients with a poor prognosis could then be given more aggressive therapy.
"I like to think it was due to our aggressive therapy."
But many would not want aggressive therapy if the stroke left them unable to talk or communicate.
If infection is present or unclear, more aggressive antibiotic therapy may be indicated.
At age 11, he was successfully treated for polio with aggressive physical therapy.
With aggressive therapy, survival rates may approach 80-95%, a mortality rate of 5-20%.