Effect of Endovascular Thrombectomy for Acute Ischemic Stroke on Cognitive Outcomes: A Secondary Analysis of the ESCAPE Trial.
Raed A JoundiEric Edward SmithJennifer L MandziaAravind GaneshBijoy K MenonJeremy L RempelJohn ThorntonDaniel RoyTudor G JovinDariush DowlatshahiDonald F FreiAditya BharathaAlexandre PoppeFrank L SilverAshfaq ShuaibJeanne S TeitelbaumDavid J WilliamsOh Young BangBiggya L SapkotaPaul BurnsHana ChoeJie-Hoe HeoMichael E KellyGuillermo LinaresJai J ShankarSung Il SohnRichard H SwartzPhilip A BarberShelagh B CouttsAndrew M DemchukMayank GoyalMichael D Hillnull nullPublished in: Neurology (2024)
This study provides Class II evidence that in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to intracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) or M1 segment MCA occlusion, including tandem extracranial ICA occlusions, EVT compared with best medical therapy increased odds of favorable cognitive outcome.