Background: When weighing potential risks versus benefits of reperfusion therapy, the
functions likely to recover if blood flow can be restored should be considered. Because deep …

Introduction Although National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) scores provide an
objective measure of clinical deficits, data regarding the impact of neglect or language …

Background and Purpose: Although National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores
provide an objective measure of clinical deficits, data regarding the impact of neglect or …

Introduction: To improve our understanding of the relatively poor outcome after
endovascular treatment (EVT) in women we assessed possible sex differences in baseline …

Background and Purpose—Endovascular treatment for large vessel occlusion in ischemic
stroke has proven to be effective in large clinical trials. We aimed to provide real-world …

Background and Purpose—High revascularization rates in large-vessel occlusion strokes
treated by mechanical thrombectomy are not always associated with good clinical outcomes …

Importance It is uncertain whether thrombectomy is associated with benefits in patients with
prestroke disability. Objective To evaluate the use of thrombectomy for patients with large …

Methods Data were collected from a comprehensive stroke center in the northwestern
United States, between June 2016 and December 2019. We included all patients age≥ 85 …

BACKGROUND: A proportion of large vessel occlusion strokes demonstrate early
recanalization, obviating the initial intention to proceed to endovascular thrombectomy …

Purpose To evaluate the physical and cognitive functions of patients with stroke who
underwent either direct or bridging thrombectomy within 6 hours of stroke onset. Materials …