Endovascular treatment effect in vertebrobasilar artery occlusion patients with posterior circulation Acute Stroke Prognosis Early CT Score (pc-ASPECTS) <6.

Pan ZhangZhixin HuangYingjie XuWei LiXianjun HuangZhongkui HanHuanhuan LuanYongkun LiYong YangDengyue ZhaiMiaomiao HuGenpei LuoWen Sun

Published in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2024)

The results of this study suggest that EVT may be a safe and effective treatment option for patients with VBAO and pc-ASPECTS <6. Further studies are needed to investigate the effect of EVT in patients with pc-ASPECTS <6 and to identify patients who may benefit from EVT.

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