Early clinical surrogates for outcome prediction after stroke thrombectomy in daily clinical practice.
Lukas MeyerGabriel BroocksMatthias BechsteinFabian FlottmannHannes LeischnerCaspar BrekenfeldGerhard SchönMilani Deb-ChatterjiAnna AlegianiGötz ThomallaJens FiehlerHelge KniepUta Hanningnull nullPublished in: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry (2021)
The NIHSS at 24 hours postintervention with a threshold of ≤8 points serves best as a surrogate for long-term functional outcome after thrombectomy for anterior circulation stroke in daily clinical practice. Only advanced age significantly decreases its predictive value.