Impact of leukoaraiosis in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with thrombectomy: a post hoc analysis of the DIRECT-MT trial.
Ting-Yu YiYongxin ZhangWen-Huo ChenYan-Min WuDing-Lai LinXiao-Hui LinLei ZhangPeng-Fei XingTianxiao LiYongwei ZhangShouchun WangPengfei YangMing-Zhi CaiJianmin Liunull nullPublished in: Journal of neurointerventional surgery (2022)
Patients with leukoaraiosis with AIS due to large vessel occlusion are at increased risk of a poor functional outcome after IAT but demonstrate similar sICH rates, and IVT preceding IAT does not increase the risk of sICH in Chinese patients with leukoaraiosis.