The Stroke Center at Tawam Hospital has added the latest minimally invasive, interventional neuroradiology techniques to treat acute ischemic stroke, and many patients underwent the procedure of mechanical thrombectomy and were successfully treated.
The Stroke Center at Tawam Hospital, a facility of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company "SEHA", announced the addition of the latest minimally invasive, interventional neuroradiology techniques to treat acute ischemic stroke, and many patients underwent the procedure, which is mechanical thrombectomy. They were successfully treated.
Mechanical thrombectomy is one of the treatment options for acute ischemic stroke, which is a stroke that occurs when the blood vessel that carries blood to the brain becomes blocked by a blood clot. This is called a "stent retriever" to trap the clot and pull it through the catheter.
Dr. Jamal Al-Qutaish, Consultant Interventional Radiologist and Head of Clinical Imaging, explained that for acute ischemic stroke cases, the success rate of mechanical thrombectomy reaches 80%, while the success rate of using blood-thinning medications only reaches 40%, pointing to the adoption of this technique. Recently it has been preferred as an effective treatment for certain conditions.
He noted that this procedure is most effective when it is used early, preferably within the first 6 hours, but can be offered up to 24 hours from the start of the stroke in some cases.
For his part, Dr. Rosica, Head of the Neurology Department at Tawam Hospital, said that Tawam Hospital takes care of about 1,000 acute stroke patients every year, and the hospital is committed to providing the best care to everyone who comes to it.
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