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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Ella Pickover

Thousands of UK stroke patients ‘left facing a life of disability’ after being denied crucial treatment

Thousands of stroke victims are being denied access to a crucial, life-altering treatment, a charity has warned.

The Stroke Association has highlighted "stark inequalities" in whether patients receive a thrombectomy – a procedure that removes a blood clot from a blocked blood vessel in the brain.

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