Modifying BACTRAC protocol provides first chance to study local leukocyte populations during stroke

Expanding standard techniques during mechanical thrombectomy—a procedure that removes a clot from an artery during stroke—allows researchers to reproducibly obtain and study local leukocyte populations during human stroke, according to a study by the University of Kentucky Department of Neurology, released today at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 17th Annual Meeting.