Mechanical thrombectomy versus systemic thrombolysis in MCA stroke: a distance to thrombus-based outcome analysis

Conclusions
In patients with an acute MCA occlusion and a DT <16 mm, IVT–MT leads to a significantly better outcome than in patients treated with IVT alone.

Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - August 11, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Lobsien, D., Gawlitza, M., Schaudinn, A., Schob, S., Hobohm, C., Fritzsch, D., Quäschling, U., Hoffmann, K.-T., Friedrich, B. Tags: Ischemic stroke Source Type: research