Outcomes Are Not Different between Patients with Intermediate and High DWI-ASPECTS after Stent-Retriever Embolectomy for Acute Anterior Circulation Stroke [INTERVENTIONAL]

CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggested that there were no differences in outcomes between patients with a high DWI-ASPECTS and those with an intermediate DWI-ASPECTS who underwent stent-retriever embolectomy for acute anterior circulation stroke. Thus, patients with an intermediate DWI-ASPECTS otherwise eligible for endovascular therapy may not be excluded from stent-retriever embolectomy or stroke trials.

http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/abstract/37/6/1080?rss=1

Source: American Journal of Neuroradiology - June 12, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Kim, S. K., Yoon, W., Park, M. S., Heo, T. W., Baek, B. H., Lee, Y. Y. Tags: INTERVENTIONAL Source Type: research