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Treating stroke with an intervention - Endovascular thrombectomy

You’re about to have, or have just had, a procedure to remove a blood clot from a vessel in your brain. This fact sheet describes how it’s done and what you need to know.

Treatments and surgical operations , Neurology

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Traiter un AVC par une intervention - La thrombectomie endovasculaire

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Treating stroke with an intervention - Endovascular thrombectomy

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Quitting Smoking During My Hospital Stay

Herniated Disc

Looking After A Loved One With A Cranial Drain (External Ventricular D…

When You Are Tested for a Neurological Problem in the Brain