Endovascular mechanical recanalization of acute ischaemic stroke in octogenarians.
Erasmia Müller-Thies-BroussalisF WeymayrW HitzlA F UnterrainerE TrinkaM KillerPublished in: European radiology (2015)
• Careful patient selection for thrombectomy should be mandatory in octogenarians. • Octogenarians have a higher mortality rate despite successful recanalization. • Nearly one-third of octogenarians were documented with a good clinical outcome.