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A study of ischemic‑stroke patients with large‑core infarcts found that mechanical clot removal (thrombectomy) can still yield benefits one year after treatment, despite the extensive brain damage typically present in such cases. The research focused on patients historically deemed unlikely to respond to the procedure because of the size of the infarct at presentation. Sameer A. noted that these findings challenge the conventional view that severe stroke patients derive little advantage from thrombectomy.

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