Radiologic Factors Associated with Rapid Stroke Progression

For patients with radiologic evidence of poor collateral circulation, interventional treatment may be futile.

Treatment of acute ischemic stroke is very time-sensitive. Current guidelines state that patients with ischemic stroke due to a large vessel occlusion and without extensive brain infarction can potentially benefit from endovascular thrombectomy (EVT). Since smaller hospitals typically do not have interventional specialists available for thrombectomy, they commonly transfer acute stroke patients to a comprehensive stroke center (CSC). At times, when the patient reaches the CSC, the infarct has progressed and the patient is no longer considered a candidate for EVT.

These authors reviewed their experience with 316 patients with anterior circulation ischemic stroke to identify predictors of radiologic infarct progression, determined by ASPECTS s…

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Seemant Chaturvedi, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardBayer Pharmaceuticals; Novartis

Grant/Research SupportNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Editorial BoardsNeurology; Stroke

Seemant Chaturvedi, MD

Disclosures

Consultant/Advisory BoardBayer Pharmaceuticals; Novartis

Grant/Research SupportNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Editorial BoardsNeurology; Stroke

Radiologic Factors Associated with Rapid Stroke Progression

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