Abstract
Background and Purpose-Dramatic recovery (DR) is a predictor of stroke outcome among others. However, after successful recanalization, systematic favorable outcome is not the rule. We sought to analyze the impact of recanalization on DR in patients with acute ischemic stroke eligible for any revascularization strategies (either intravenous or endovascular). Methods-We analyzed data collected between April 2007 and May 2011 in our prospective clinical registry. All patients with acute ischemic stroke with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale 10 at admission and an identification of arterial status before treatment were included. DR was defined as National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale ≤3 at 24 hours or a decrease of 10 points within 24 hours. Results-DR occurred in 75 of 255 patients with acute ischemic stroke (29.4%). Patients with persistent occlusion had a low DR rate (11.1%) than those with no documented occlusion (36.5%) and those with occlusion followed by recanalization (35.3%; both P
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2998-3002 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Stroke |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2012 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- acute stroke syndromes
- dramatic recovery
- recanalization
- thrombolysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Clinical Neurology
- Advanced and Specialized Nursing