Endovascular treatment versus intravenous thrombolysis alone in isolated M2 occlusion: a meta-analysis.
Simone VidaleMichele RomoliElio Clemente AgostoniPublished in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)
IVT alone provides similar clinical benefit compared to MT with/without IVT in cases of M2 occlusion. MT quadruplicates rates of good recanalization, but triplicates risk of sICH. Further trials are needed to define if MT confers any advantage over IVT for M2 occlusion.