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The patient underwent intravenous antiplatelet therapy after the operation, and follow-up neuroimaging revealed multiple small infarcts in the cerebellum and medulla oblongata. The patient was discharged after 10 days for further rehabilitation, with an NIHSS score of 25. At 10 months follow-up, the NIHSS score decreased to 18. 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