Predictors of Symptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage after Endovascular Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke with Large Vessel Occlusion

The symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (SICH) is a serious complication of endovascular therapy (EVT) in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with large vessel occlusion. We aimed to clarify the predictors of SICH after EVT in patients with internal carotid artery (ICA) or proximal M1 segment of middle cerebral artery occlusions.

Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - November 9, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Yuri Sugiura, Hiroshi Yamagami, Nobuyuki Sakai, Shinichi Yoshimura, Committee of Recovery by Endovascular Salvage for Cerebral Ultra-acute Embolism (RESCUE)-Japan Study Group Source Type: research