lundi 19 décembre 2016
New emergency brain procedure saving stroke patients
A highly specialized blood clot removal technique is now being offered at 22 hospitals across Canada to patients who are in the midst of having a stroke. Advocates of the procedure known as a "thrombectomy" say it's the first advance in stroke treatment in 20 years.
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