Delayed functional independence after thrombectomy: temporal characteristics and predictors.

Shashvat M DesaiDaniel A TonettiAndrew A MorrisonBradley J MolyneauxMatthew StarrMarcelo RochaBradley A GrossBrian JankowitzTudor G JovinAshutosh P Jadhav

Published in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2020)

Approximately one-fifth of patients experience EFI and one-third of non-early improvers experience DFI. Younger age, lower 24 hours NIHSS score, and absence of parenchymal hemorrhage were independent predictors of DFI among non-early improvers. Further studies are required to improve our understanding of DFI.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes
acute ischemic stroke