Stroke
Scientists at Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center Release New Data on Stroke
Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, March 11th, 2012
2012 MAR 11 -- Investigators discuss in "Recanalization with stent-based mechanical thrombectomy in anterior circulation major ischemic stroke" new findings in Stroke. According to the authors of a study from Jerusalem, Israel, "We report the use of a self-expanding stent as a thrombectomy device in 17 patients (mean age 64.3 years) with major ischemic stroke secondary to large vessel occlusion. The patients had a mean National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score of >12, no cerebral hemorrhage or early infarction signs that affected more than 1/3 of the endangered territory, and an insufficient collateral supply."
"Within 8 hours of symptom...
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