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How large is too large? Endovascular thrombectomy in ischemic strokes with large ischemic infarct core

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  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy

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  2. Melbourne Brain Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, VIC, Australia

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Pepys, J., Yan, B. How large is too large? Endovascular thrombectomy in ischemic strokes with large ischemic infarct core. Neuroradiology 65, 1421–1422 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-023-03217-7

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