Occlusion Location of Middle Cerebral Artery Stroke and Outcome after Endovascular Treatment

Conclusions: Recanalization with endovascular therapy was more frequently achieved in patients with proximal than distal MCA occlusions, but recanalization was associated with favorable outcome only in M1 and proximal M2 occlusions. Outcome was better with distal than proximal occlusions. This study shows that recanalization can be used as a surrogate marker for clinical outcome only in patients with proximal occlusions.Eur Neurol 2015;74:315-321
Source: European Neurology - Category: Neurology Source Type: research