Publications by authors named "Wafi Bibars"
Article Synopsis
- Intra-arterial therapy (IAT) is used to treat large artery occlusions in acute ischemic stroke, but often results in poor clinical outcomes despite high recanalization rates.
- Researchers developed the HIAT2 score, which combines patient age, glucose levels, stroke severity, and CT imaging findings to predict the likelihood of a poor outcome after IAT.
- In studies at UT Houston and Emory University, a HIAT2 score of 5 or higher significantly increased the chances of poor outcomes, demonstrating its effectiveness over previously established predictive models.
Background: Lack of recognition of early symptoms of acute posterior circulation ischaemic stroke might delay timely diagnosis and treatment with tissue plasminogen activator.
Aims And Hypothesis: We hypothesized that patients with posterior circulation stroke receive delayed thrombolytic treatment in comparison to anterior circulation stroke. We investigated the differences in times to evaluation or treatment between patients with anterior circulation ischaemic stroke and posterior circulation stroke in our aim to understand the barriers that might have caused these delays.