Glasgow coma scale on presentation predicts outcome in endovascular treatment for acute posterior large-vessel occlusion

AH Chiu, DA Hince, W McAuliffe - American Journal of …, 2020 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
Use of mechanical thrombectomy for stroke has increased since the publication of trials
describing outcome improvement when used in the anterior circulation. These results …

Posterior circulation endovascular thrombectomy for large-vessel occlusion: predictors of favorable clinical outcome and analysis of first-pass effect

AM Alexandre, I Valente, A Consoli… - American Journal …, 2021 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Successful vessel recanalization in posterior circulation
large-vessel occlusion is considered crucial, though the evidence of clinical usefulness …

Equivalent favorable outcomes possible after thrombectomy for posterior circulation large vessel occlusion compared with the anterior circulation: the MUSC …

A Alawieh, J Vargas, RD Turner, AS Turk… - Journal of …, 2018 - jnis.bmj.com
Introduction In acute ischemic stroke (AIS), posterior circulation large vessel occlusions
(LVOs) have been associated with poorer outcomes compared with anterior circulation …

Posterior circulation thrombectomy—pc-ASPECT score applied to preintervention magnetic resonance imaging can accurately predict functional outcome

K Khatibi, M Nour, S Tateshima, R Jahan… - World Neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background There are currently no imaging criteria to identify patients who would benefit
from endovascular recanalization of posterior circulation strokes. Applying the Posterior …

Factors associated with 90-day outcomes of patients with acute posterior circulation stroke treated by mechanical thrombectomy

G Luo, D Mo, X Tong, DS Liebeskind, L Song, N Ma… - World neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Background and Objective Early recanalization of acute posterior circulation stroke caused
by large intracranial vessel occlusion by mechanical thrombectomy with stent retrievers may …

Etiology of large vessel occlusion posterior circulation stroke: results of the MR CLEAN registry

FAV Pirson, N Boodt, J Brouwer, AAE Bruggeman… - Stroke, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: In patients with large vessel occlusion stroke of the anterior circulation,
underlying cause is a determinant of outcome. Whether this is the case for posterior …

Abstract WMP4: Analysis of Outcomes From the Endovascular Treatment of Posterior Circulation Strokes in the Modern Era of Stent Retriever Thrombectomy

M Mokin, A Sonig, S Sananthan, P Kan, E Duckworth… - Stroke, 2016 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Evidence for endovascular treatment of anterior circulation strokes is well
developed. However, patients with posterior circulation strokes have been excluded from …

Outcomes and complications of endovascular mechanical thrombectomy in the treatment of acute posterior circulation occlusions: a systematic review

CCL Watson, A Feria, CJ Chen, A Camacho - World Neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The use of thrombectomy in the treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS)
affecting the anterior circulation is well established. Comparatively, fewer data exist on the …

[HTML][HTML] Severe stroke patients with left-sided occlusion of the proximal anterior circulation benefit more from thrombectomy

Z Li, Z Chu, S Zhao, L Ma, Q Yang, X Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background and Purpose: Endovascular thrombectomy improves the functional
independence of patients with proximal anterior circulation occlusion. However, a subset of …

Thrombectomy technique predicts outcome in posterior circulation stroke—insights from the STAR collaboration

AM Alawieh, M Eid, M Anadani, M Sattur, IL Maier… - …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Randomized controlled trials evaluating mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for
acute ischemic stroke predominantly studied anterior circulation patients. Both procedural …