Prognostic yield of imaging before and after recanalization treatments in ischemic stroke.
Beatriz FerrazRicardo ReisAna Luísa Carvalho RochaGoreti MoreiraLuísa FonsecaTiago ParreiraElsa AzevedoPedro CastroPublished in: Acta neurologica Scandinavica (2020)
Models that combine simple variables such as neurological deficit severity, age, and admission glycemia were the most useful for predicting functional outcome in ischemic stroke patients submitted to revascularization treatments. Pre and post-treatment imaging findings did not enhance prognostic accuracy when compared to the patient's clinical improvement.