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Functional Long-term Outcome Following Endovascular Thrombectomy in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Andreas Rogalewski; Nele Klein; Anja Friedrich; Alkisti Kitsiou; Marie Schäbitz; Frédéric Zuhorn; Burkhard Gess; Björn Berger; Randolf Klingebiel; Wolf-Rüdiger Schäbitz is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is the most effective treatment for acute ischemic stroke caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO). Yet, long-term outcome (LTO) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in these patients have rarely been addressed, as opposed to modified Rankin scale (mRS) recordings. We analysed demographic data, treatment and neuroimaging parameters in 694 consecutive stroke patients in a maximum care hospital. In 138 of these patients with respect on receipt of written informed consent, LTO and HRQoL were collected over a period of 48 months after EVT using a standardised telephone survey (median 2.1 years after EVT). Age 2 according to the telephone survey more often had complaints regarding mobility, self‐care, and usual activity domains of the HRQoL. Our results underline a sustainable positive effect of effective EVT on the quality of life in LVO stroke. Additionally, predictive parameters of outcome were identified, that may support clinical decision making in LVO stroke.

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Author

Andreas Rogalewski; Nele Klein; Anja Friedrich; Alkisti Kitsiou; Marie Schäbitz; Frédéric Zuhorn; Burkhard Gess; Björn Berger; Randolf Klingebiel; Wolf-Rüdiger Schäbitz

Publisher

BioMed Central

Published

2024

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)