Endovascular thrombectomy versus medical treatment for large vessel occlusion stroke with mild symptoms: A meta-analysis.

It remains controversial as to whether mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is safer and more beneficial in patients with large vessel occlusion stroke (LVOS) presenting with a National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score ≤ 8. We therefore conducted a meta-analysis of the published data.We searched PubM...

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Main Authors: Yong-Jie Xiong, Jia-Ming Gong, Yi-Chi Zhang, Xin-Ling Zhao, Sha-Bei Xu, Deng-Ji Pan, Wen-Sheng Qu, Dai-Shi Tian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6107239?pdf=render