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Is there a benefit of mechanical thrombectomy in patients with large stroke (DWI‐ASPECTS ≤ 5)?

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Whether to withhold mechanical thrombectomy when the diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) lesion exceeds a given volume is undetermined. Our aim was to identify markers that will help to select patients with… Click to show full abstract

Whether to withhold mechanical thrombectomy when the diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) lesion exceeds a given volume is undetermined. Our aim was to identify markers that will help to select patients with large DWI lesions [DWI−Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score (DWI‐ASPECTS) ≤ 5] that may benefit from thrombectomy.

Keywords: dwi aspects; mechanical thrombectomy; thrombectomy patients; benefit mechanical; patients large

Journal Title: European Journal of Neurology
Year Published: 2018

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