Xianjun Huang, Hao Wang, Yachen Ji, Chunrong Tao, Xianjin Shang, Chuyuan Ni, Junfeng Xu, Xiangjun Xu, Wei Hu, Zhiming Zhou
OBJECTIVE: Malignant cerebral edema (MCE) is a life-threatening complication of ischemic stroke. Few studies have evaluated MCE in patients with acute basilar artery occlusion (BAO) receiving endovascular treatment (EVT). Therefore, the authors investigated the incidence, predictors, and functional outcomes of MCE in BAO patients undergoing EVT. METHODS: This was a post hoc analysis of the Endovascular Treatment for Acute Basilar Artery Occlusion (ATTENTION) trial, a prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical trial that compared endovascular treatment with conventional care of patients with BAO at 36 centers in China...
April 5, 2024: Journal of Neurosurgery