Since the publication of the landmark thrombectomy trials in 2015, the field of endovascular
therapy for ischemic stroke has been rapidly growing. The very low number needed to treat …

Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) has been shown to be a highly effective treatment in high-
resource countries. The RESILIENT (Randomization of Endovascular Treatment With Stent …

Objective To conduct a meta-analysis to evaluate the effect of endovascular therapy (EVT) in
mild acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to proximal versus distal occlusions. Methods We …

Background The effectiveness of endovascular treatment (EVT) in patients with mild stroke
(National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score≤ 5) and acute anterior circulation large …

Background The efficacy and safety of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) in acute large vessel
occlusion (LVO) patients with minor stroke (NIHSS≤ 5) remains undetermined. We aimed to …

Background: The functional prognosis of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for mild acute
ischemic stroke (AIS) with large-vessel occlusion (LVO) is controversial. To explore a more …

We appreciate the interest by Dr. Hsia and colleagues in our article discussing potential
advanced imaging-based selection paradigm for patients presenting with mild strokes. 1 The …

Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has established its role as a standard care of acute ischemic
stroke due to large vessel occlusion (LVO). Current early stroke management guidelines …

Presently, urgent interventional treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is
feasible not only for those with large artery occlusion (LAO) but also for others with more …

Stroke due to large vessel occlusion is a neurological emergency and is, fortunately, most
oftentimes detected during person-to-person interactions. 2 These interactions facilitate …