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Effect of thrombectomy on oedema progression and clinical outcome in patients with a poor collateral profile.

Gabriel BroocksAndre KemmlingTobias FaizyRosalie McDonoughNoel Van HornMatthias BechsteinLukas MeyerGerhard SchönJawed NawabiJens FiehlerHelge KniepUta Hanning
Published in: Stroke and vascular neurology (2020)
Although poor collaterals are known to be associated with poor outcome, endovascular recanalisation was still associated with significant oedema reduction and comparably better outcome in this patient group. Patients with poor collaterals should not generally be excluded from thrombectomy.
Keyphrases
  • acute ischemic stroke
  • case report