Successful Mechanical Thrombectomy of a Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion 14 Hours after Stroke Onset

A 54-year-old patient presented with mild right-sided weakness of hand and face with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) of 2 and occlusion of the left middle cerebral artery (MCA) in the M1 segment with a large perfusion deficit on computed tomography (CT). Due to mild neurological...

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Main Authors: Anelia Dietmann, Kety Wha-Vei Hsieh, Andrea M. Humm, Claudio L. Bassetti, Urs Fischer, Jan Gralla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9289218