kellert et al have published a very important article...which is seen in day to day practice....and which I have kept telling to anyone I meet and cares to listen to me....which is "DO ONLY MECH THROMBECTOMY AND DONT MIX UP DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES OF RECANALISATION"   if a vessel gets recanalised by the aspiration and the solitaire device, its well and good, but pushing in antiplatelet drugs or even rTPA in case of failure...

folks, I was relocating to a new place, 1000 KM away in this vast country called INDIA, hence could not add any posts for two months. I shall restart posting now. But no cases...for now...because the department is not set...shall be at least another 6 month...

Disclaimer: This is a difficult topic and you may find the points given above varying from the standard 'GUIDELINES'. I would like to say that this is what we "PRACTICE' with the patients/attendants consent which is mandatory...

Heme Iron Intake and Risk of Stroke; A Prospective Study of MenJoanna Kaluza, PhD;                     Alicja Wolk, DMSc; Susanna C. Larsson, PhD http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/44/2/334.abstract?sid=5e018478-80dc-4701-a54c-a9308ab34a36 AbstractBackground and Purpose—Intake of iron, especially...