Mechanical thrombectomy for pediatric acute ischemic stroke: review of the literature

Conclusions This study suggests that mechanical thrombectomy in pediatric patients presenting with high pediatric NIH Stroke Scale scores and proximal large vessel occlusion is associated with high recanalization rates and excellent clinical outcome, although this is a retrospective review and the sample size is too small to make any definitive conclusions. This study provides class IVC evidence that endovascular treatment of pediatric AIS increases the chance of a good clinical outcome.

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Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 12, 2017 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Satti, S., Chen, J., Sivapatham, T., Jayaraman, M., Orbach, D. Tags: Ischemic stroke Source Type: research