Yuzheng Lai, Eric Jou, Mohammad Mofatteh, Thanh N Nguyen, Jamie Sin Ying Ho, Francesco Diana, Adam A Dmytriw, Jianfeng He, Wenshan Yan, Yiying Chen, Zile Yan, Hao Sun, Leonard L Yeo, Yimin Chen, Sijie Zhou
BACKGROUND: Early neurological deterioration after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is associated with poor prognosis. National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score measured at 24 h after EVT may be a better outcome predictor than other methods that focus on changes in NIHSS. Nevertheless, clinical fluctuations in ischemic stroke patients during the immediate phase after symptoms onset are well recognized. Therefore, a delayed NIHSS evaluation may improve prognostic accuracy...
January 1, 2023: Translational Neuroscience