Intra-arterial thrombectomy in the management of acute ischemic stroke: evidentiary analysis over the past two years

Stroke is one of the main causes of death and disability worldwide, and the ischemic modality is responsible for the majority of these events. Despite its high occurrence and potentially unfavorable prognosis, the management options were scarce and barely effective until recent times, when a relativ...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Veloso Cunha, Guilherme da Silva Fernandes, Ettore Mendes Azenha, Talyta Cortez Grippe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2017-07-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
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Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/hcpa/article/view/69487