Nov 26, 2020

Endovascular Therapy of Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Large-Vessel Occlusion Associated with Active Malignancy

Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
Tomohiko Ozaki, Patrick Nicholson, Joanna D Schaafsma, Ronit Agid, Timo Krings, Aleksandra Pikula, Vitor Mendes Pereira
PURPOSE: There is limited data on the effectiveness of endovascular therapy (EVT) in stroke patients with active malignancy. In this study, we investigated the outcome of EVT for acute ischemic stroke for patients with active malignancy compared to those without malignancy.