Early Blood ‐Brain Barrier Disruption after Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke

CONCLUSIONSModerate BBB disruption is common after mechanical thrombectomy in a quarter of patients with acute ischemic stroke and increases the risk of intracranial hemorrhage and poor outcome.

Source: Journal of Neuroimaging - February 27, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Zhong ‐Song Shi, Gary R. Duckwiler, Reza Jahan, Satoshi Tateshima, Viktor Szeder, Jeffrey L. Saver, Doojin Kim, Latisha K. Sharma, Paul M. Vespa, Noriko Salamon, J. Pablo Villablanca, Fernando Viñuela, Lei Feng, Yince Loh, David S. Liebeskind Tags: Clinical Investigative Study Source Type: research