‘Clot nets’ help stroke recovery

Source: BBC 26th August 2012

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Date of publication: August 2012

Publication type: News item

In a nutshell: Two new studies suggest that using small nets to extract blood clots from patients’ brains may be the future of stroke care. The two studies, presented in the Lancet medical journal, suggest that extracting clots with nets could improve recovery.

Length of publication: 1 page

Some important notes: The abstracts of the original articles on which these comments are based can be viewed below:

Article 1

Article 2

Please contact your local NHS library for the full text of these articles. Follow this link to find your local NHS library.

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