Marina Guasch-Jiménez, Rajat Dhar, Atul Kumar, Julien Cifarelli, Garbiñe Ezcurra-Díaz, Álvaro Lambea-Gil, Anna Ramos-Pachón, Alejandro Martínez-Domeño, Luis Prats-Sánchez, Daniel Guisado-Alonso, Israel Fernández-Cadenas, Ana Aguilera-Simón, Rebeca Marín, José Pablo Martínez-González, Joaquin Ortega-Quintanilla, Isabel Fernández-Pérez, Carla Avellaneda-Gómez, Jorge Rodríguez-Pardo, Elena de Celis, Francisco Moniche, María Del Mar Freijo, Elisa Cortijo, Santiago Trillo, Pol Camps-Renom, Joan Martí-Fábregas
BACKGROUND: Cerebral edema (CED) is associated with poorer outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The aim of the study was to investigate the factors contributing to greater early CED formation in patients with AIS who underwent endovascular therapy (EVT) and its association with functional outcome. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter cohort study of patients with an anterior circulation AIS undergoing EVT. The volume of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was extracted from baseline and 24-hour follow-up CT using an automated algorithm...
April 18, 2024: Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery