Small vessel disease and clinical outcomes after endovascular treatment in acute ischemic stroke

ConclusionsPre-existing SVD burden, mainly driven by brain atrophy, negatively affects early and late clinical outcomes in anterior circulation ischemic stroke treated with endovascular therapy. Our results may help prognostic stratification of stroke patients treated with endovascular therapy.

http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10072-019-03824-4

Source: Neurological Sciences - March 13, 2019 Category: Neurology Source Type: research