Premorbid frailty predicts short- and long-term outcomes of reperfusion treatment in acute stroke

DiscussionFrailty is an important predictor of efficacy of acute treatment of stroke beyond classical predictors of stroke outcomes. Larger longitudinal studies are, thus, warranted to evaluate the risk –benefit of reperfusion treatment in the growing elderly frail population.

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Source: Journal of Neurology - January 17, 2022 Category: Neurology Source Type: research