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
Abbreviations