Beyond recanalization — a call for action in acute stroke


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Despite the strong treatment effects of mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischaemic stroke, penumbral tissue loss before recanalization and ischaemia–reperfusion injury after diminish


functional outcomes and call for adjunct treatments. Classical neuroprotection strategies could consequently be revived, but novel treatment targets are also emerging through mechanistic


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INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Department of Neurology, Würzburg University Hospital, Würzburg, Germany Guido Stoll * Department of Neuroradiology, Würzburg University Hospital,


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