Having suffered a syncope or dizziness are frequent reasons for admissions to an emergency ward. Carefully taken anamnesis and clinical examination are mostly leading to a correct diagnosis. Red flags like new ECG changes, syncope during physical activity or others should lead to further diagnostic steps.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Despite improved techniques and sophisticated postinterventional care, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH) remains the most feared complication of mechanical thrombectomy (MT). Based on peri-interventional parameters, we aimed to discover which patients have a higher risk of sICH.
Methods: From March 2017 until March 2020 consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and confirmed large-vessel occlusion who underwent MT were analyzed retrospectively.