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The substantial clinical improvement in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy (MT), combined with the poor response of proximal intracranial occlusions to intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), led to… Click to show full abstract
The substantial clinical improvement in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy (MT), combined with the poor response of proximal intracranial occlusions to intravenous thrombolysis (IVT), led to questions regarding the utility of bridging therapy (BT; IVT followed by MT) compared to direct mechanical thrombectomy (dMT) for AIS patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO).
Keywords:
mechanical thrombectomy;
occlusions intravenous;
large vessel;
intravenous thrombolysis;
thrombectomy
Journal Title: Annals of Neurology
Year Published: 2019
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Journal Title: Annals of Neurology
Year Published: 2019
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