Until now, these patients have been treated with drugs or operated on.
A child suffering a stroke is a rare case, with an incidence of one in half-a-million children.
Jerusalem’s Shaare Zedek Medical Center asked Magen David Adom not to bring urgent patients to its emergency department until further notice because it is at 300% capacity.
The safe and innovative treatment has been researched and approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
An X-ray examination in an east Jerusalem hospital revealed the cause, but since the staff were unable to remove it, he was rushed to SZMC.
The vehicle collided with other cars that were idling on the road.
Patients with moderately severe valvular stenosis who have not been treated so far will be catheterized and will be able to return to full function.
The groundbreaking technology with a minimally invasive surgical approach was applied for the first time at the Jerusalem hospital to repair a spinal fracture through the abdominal cavity.