ArticleFrontiers in neurology2022
Early Neurological Improvement Predicts Clinical Outcome After Thrombectomy for Distal Medium Vessel Occlusions.
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- Guidelines for Neuroprognostication in Critically ill Adults with Acute Ischemic Stroke.Neurocritical care · 2026Guideline
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- Development of a simple clinical score to predict early neurological improvement after mechanical thrombectomy: a single-centre cohort study.BMC neurology · 2026Article
- Early surrogates of functional outcome after thrombectomy for MCA-M2 occlusions.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Distal thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke: is a 0.008-inch wire a safer alternative?Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
- Real-World outcomes of thrombectomy for distal medium vessel occlusions in the middle East and North Africa region: A multicenter registry analysis.Neuroradiology · 2025Observational
- Effects of glycemic indicators on early neurological outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis.World journal of diabetes · 2025Article
- Identifying the predictors of ultra early neurological improvement and its role in functional outcome after endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Factors associated with oropharyngeal dysphagia and unsuccessful nasogastric tube removal after endovascular thrombectomy for anterior circulation stroke.European geriatric medicine · 2024Article
- Mechanical Thrombectomy for Treatment of Acute Cerebral Infarction due to Distal Medium Vessel Occlusions: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Brain and behavior · 2024Article
- Predictors of Outcome after Direct Aspiration of Basilar Artery Occlusion.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Development of machine learning models for predicting outcome in patients with distal medium vessel occlusions: a retrospective study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Predictors of failure of early neurological improvement in early time window following endovascular thrombectomy: a multi-center study.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- The white blood cell count to mean platelet volume ratio for ischemic stroke patients after intravenous thrombolysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Background and Purpose: Good clinical outcome predictors have been established in mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO). An early neurological improvement (ENI), defined as a reduction of ≥8 on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), compared with the baseline score or an NIHSS of 0 or 1 at 24 h after MT, is a strong predictor of favorable outcome. We aimed to study the impact of ENI after MT for distal medium vessel occlusions (DMVO). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of consecutive patients who underwent MT for a primary DMVO in one large academic center. We compared clinical outcomes between patients with DMVO stratified by ENI. Multivariate analyses were performed to determine the impact of ENI on good 90-day outcome (modified Rankin scale of 0-2) and identify factors contributing to ENI. Results: Between January 2018 and January 2021, 61 patients underwent an MT for an AIS with a primary DMVO. An ENI was seen in 24 (39%) patients (ENI+). Outcomes were significantly better in ENI+ patients, with 83% achieving a good outcome at 3 months vs. 43% for patients without ENI (ENI-; Conclusion: ENI at day 1 following MT for DMVO stroke is a strong independent predictor of good to excellent 3-month clinical outcome.
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