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Illustration of the penumbra concept. Ischemic core represents the infarcted tissue and the penumbra region the salvageable tissue at risk for infarction in case of persistence vessel occlusion. While neurons in the ischemic core are considered beyond rescue, neurons in the penumbra are potential targets for therapeutic intervention. Figure created with BioRender.com.
