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Home > Health Care Services > Neurological and Neurosurgical Care > Conditions We Treat > Intra-Arterial Stroke Therapy

Intra-Arterial Stroke Therapy

The therapy is available in only about 20 medical centers nationally, including Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network. During the procedure, a micro-catheter is threaded directly into the clot in the brain. This delivers the clot-busting drug tPA with great precision.

Mary Jo Cussatt

Not too young—Mary Jo Cussatt of Hazleton, Pa., thought she was too young for a stroke. Now she knows that’s not true. Intra-arterial stroke therapy saved her life.

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