MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY IN ACUTE STROKE

ACUTE LEFT MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY STROKE
STENTRETRIEVER IN LEFT MCA
POST RECANALISATION

The treatment of acute stroke has seen a revolution with the advent of mechanical thrombectomy. For acute stroke where a portion of brain loses its blood supply due to a clot obstructing blood flow, every minute of delay leads to irreversible brain death. If the patient presents within the window period for treatment some of these clots can be removed by advanced endovascular techniques using stentretrievers and aspiration to restore blood supply to the brain. This mitigates further brain damage and many times complete reversal of the paralysis or neurological deficit is seen.