White Matter Hyperintensity Volume and Outcome of Mechanical Thrombectomy With Stentriever in Acute Ischemic Stroke [Brief Report]

Conclusions—Mechanical thrombectomy using stentrievers seems to be safe in selected patients with acute ischemic stroke with large vessel occlusion, nonwithstanding the severity of WMH burden in this population. Larger prospective studies are warranted to validate these findings.

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/48/10/2892.short?rss=1

Source: Stroke - September 25, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Kunakorn Atchaneeyasakul, Thabele Leslie-Mazwi, Kathleen Donahue, Anne-Katrin Giese, Natalia S. Rost Tags: Cerebrovascular Disease/Stroke, Ischemic Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research