Mechanical thrombectomy - an alternative treatment option in a patient with acute ischemic stroke and multiple contraindications for systemic thrombolysis: a case report.

Introduction: Acute ischemic stroke is a common cause of disability and death in developed countries. Standard therapy for patients who present within 4.5 hours from the onset of symptoms is intravenous thrombolysis if contraindications such as oral anticoagulation, cancer or recent surgery are ruled out.

Multimodal CT imaging and recanalizing therapy in acute ischemic stroke: retrospective analysis of a one-year single-center experience.

Background: Recanalizing therapy in ischemic stroke is restricted to thrombolysis within 3 h. Multimodal imaging of vessel and parenchymal perfusion status may allow the extension of this time window.

Aim: To retrospectively analyze treatment results of any recanalizing therapy in clinical practice.