Procedure for treating adults with severe stroke is also safe and effective for treating children, research shows

A study presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery’s (SNIS) 20th Annual Meeting noted that mechanical thrombectomy, a standard treatment for adults with a large vessel occlusion, a type of severe ischemic stroke, is also safe and effective for treating children. The results are also published in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery.