Effect of concomitant usage of alteplase and mechanical thrombectomy for M1 middle cerebral artery occlusion on clinical outcome: a retrospective analysis of 457 patients from two centers

IntroductionEndovascular thrombectomy (EVT) and concomitant usage of intravenous alteplase (alteplase) in large vessel occlusion stroke may produce unwanted excess intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Whether this applies specifically to isolated occlusion of the M1 segment of the middle cerebral artery...

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Main Authors: Slaven Pikija, Monika Killer-Oberpfalzer, Johannes A. R. Pfaff, Christoph J. Griessenauer, Michael Sonnberger, Milan Vosko, Johannes S. Mutzenbach, Daniel Schwarzenhofer, Constantin Hecker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2024.1286639/full