Similar admission NIHSS may represent larger tissue-at-risk in patients with right-sided versus left-sided large vessel occlusion
Mak A, Matouk C, Avery EW, Behland J, Frey D, Madai VI, Vajkoczy P, Malhotra A, Karam A, Sanelli P, Falcone GJ, Petersen NH, Sansing L, Sheth KN, Payabvash S. Similar admission NIHSS may represent larger tissue-at-risk in patients with right-sided versus left-sided large vessel occlusion. Journal Of NeuroInterventional Surgery 2021, 14: 985-991. PMID: 34645705, DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2021-017785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge vessel occlusionFinal infarct volumeLarger final infarct volumeWorse discharge outcomesInfarct volumeAdmission NIHSSDischarge outcomesVessel occlusionScale scoreMultivariate analysisAnterior large vessel occlusionLower admission NIHSS scoreHealth Stroke Scale scoreAdmission National InstitutesAdmission stroke severityPoor discharge outcomeStroke Scale scoreLarger infarct volumesAdmission NIHSS scoreRankin Scale scoreVoxel-wise analysisIncomplete reperfusionInfarct distributionOcclusion sideNIHSS score