Hyperacute Perfusion Imaging Before Pediatric Thrombectomy: Analysis of the Save ChildS Study.
Sarah LeeMichael MlynashSoren ChristensenBin JiangMax WintermarkRonald SträterGabriel BroocksAstrid GramsOmid NikoubashmanAndrea MorottiJohannes TrenklerMarkus MöhlenbruchJens FiehlerMoritz WildgruberAndre KemmlingMarios PsychogiosPeter B SpornsPublished in: Neurology (2022)
Automated perfusion imaging is feasible to obtain acutely in children and does not delay time to recanalization. Larger prospective studies are needed to determine biomarkers of favorable outcome in pediatric ischemic stroke and to establish core and penumbral thresholds in children.