Community Attends Stroke Presentation

Dr. Nirav J. Patel, cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital shared the latest research on the treatment and prevention of stroke at last night’s Allerton House presentation: Stroke Treatment: The Medical Revolution of our Lifetime.

Dr. Patel discussed in detail a leading-edge stroke treatment known as surgical thrombectomy that removes blood clots from veins or arteries.