Rescue Revascularisation in Acute Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion with a Super Extended Time Window of More than 48 hours
Background and Aim. Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) and intravenous thrombolysis are the gold standard treatment for large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes. 10–20% of LVO patients present as “minor strokes” with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) ≤5 points. Therefore, MT is often not pr...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2022-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Neurological Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9036082 |