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Efficacy and safety of endovascular thrombectomy for ischemic stroke in nonagenarians

European Neurology Aug 30, 2019

Wu Q, et al. - Because increased life expectancy results in a rapid increase of nonagenarian patients presenting with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO), researchers tested the effectiveness and safety of endovascular thrombectomy (ET) in this age group using imaging-based selection. The study sample consisted of 617 AIS patients, including 23 nonagenarians, treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) or ET. Using MRI-based selection, ET was safe in nonagenarians with AIS caused by LVO in the anterior circulation and could result in early neurological recovery and functional independence at 90 days vs IVT alone. Randomized trial of ET efficacy using diffusion-weighted imaging-fluid attenuated inversion recovery mismatch selection in this age group seems feasible in a larger sample size.
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