Endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke in nonagenarians compared with younger patients in a multicenter cohort

Conclusions Nonagenarians are at a substantially higher risk of a poor 90-day outcome after EVT than younger patients. However, a small subset of nonagenarians may benefit from EVT, particularly if they have a good pre-stroke functional status. Further research is needed to identify factors associated with favorable outcome in this age cohort.

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Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 12, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Khan, M. A., Baird, G. L., Miller, D., Patel, A., Tsekhan, S., Yaghi, S., Puri, A., Jayaraman, M., Henninger, N., Silver, B. Tags: Ischemic stroke Source Type: research