What happens during a stroke? | How brain clots are removed?
When an ischemic stroke strikes, every second counts. Discover how a neurovascular stent retriever thrombectomy works to physically remove blood clots from the brain and instantly restore life-saving oxygen.
This detailed medical animation breaks down the critical moments of an ischemic stroke and the exact mechanical thrombectomy procedure used to treat it. Watch the journey of a thin catheter navigating from the access point up to the blocked brain artery, followed by the microscopic precision of deploying a mesh-like stent. The visual breakdown explains how the stent expands, captures the blockage, and extracts it to save brain tissue before permanent damage occurs.
🕒 Chapters & Timestamps
0:00 The silent danger of an ischemic stroke
0:32 How brain cells respond to oxygen deprivation
0:55 Navigating the catheter to the brain
1:15 Deploying the mesh stent inside the clot
1:40 Physical removal and restoring blood flow
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