Tools for Patient Selection for Mechanical Clot Retrieval in Ischemic Stroke

This program will include a discussion of off-label treatment and investigational agents not approved by the FDA for use in the United States, and data that were presented in abstract form. These data should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.

Program Goals

Device Trials

Blood Supply of the Brain

Modified Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction (mTICI) Score

Time is Brain

Guidelines

Modified Rankin Score

Blood Supply of the Brain

National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale: NIHSS

Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score: ASPECTS

HERMES

ESCAPE Trial

Ongoing Trials

Every Minute Matters

The Role of the Neurologist

Time is Brain

Large Vessel Occlusions

Identifying LVOs - Scales

Stroke Centers

Future Directions for Thrombectomy

Registries

Summary

Importance of Team Work

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