Mechanical Thrombectomy Techniques

Dr. Demetrius Lopes discusses the latest in mechanical thrombectomy techniques.

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Can mechanical thrombectomy cure stroke pataint after 3 months of stroke

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No

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Is there any risk in this process. Like is there any chance that the clot may break and escape further.

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yes, but distal clot is better than proximal clot

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YES THERE IS !! esentially that IS ANOTHER STROKE!! i am a stroke survivor of the right side basal ganglia infarction right middle cerebral vascular artery (right/middle CVA MCA) 11 years AGO oCTOBER 5 2009 i am one of rare few who had major complication WHICH LEFT ME MUCH more disabled and i DO REMEMBER hearing the neurologidts talking it was a bit of panic feeling in the room, scary for me!! i was aware of it al,l it was 3rd attempt to remove clot and a piece broke of!!!!!f causing a SECOND even more catastrophic stroke which had evolved for 4 DAYS!!!! I had a profound near death experience i had left my body i was floating up along the ceiling and i was in the corner of the room under the ceiling looking down at myself there was bright light white so brighter light then iv ever seenIv heard people talk about going towardsthe light and now it was me there it was drawing me in pulling me it was calm but i remember feeling scared to die to lose i didnt want to hurt my family have them lose me.i was dying if in surgery roomI feel i died that morning.i shoulnt be here telling my story! somehow i survived it ,i wasnt done doing what i needed do on earth( i hadnt had the daughter i always wanted( i did one year kater!!!t i was left with COMPLETE(paralyzed ) left side head to toe including torso and head/face, I STILL HAVE NO SENSATION OR MOVEMENT 11 years later! and then i had a pulmonary embolism(blod clot go to my lung) 4 weeks later, survived that too i had just turned only 33 years old and extremely healthy but i used nuvaring birth contro,l causes clots. Im in Edmonton,.Alberta Canada I tell everyone my message is(you never know what tomorrow will bring, so live your best today, take nothing for granted because today you may have it and tomorrow it mat be lost forever.)