J Stroke.  2021 Jan;23(1):124-127. 10.5853/jos.2020.02747.

Clinical Outcomes of Mechanical Thrombectomy in Stroke Tandem Lesions According to Intracranial Occlusion Location

• Zapata-Arriaza E
• Albóniga-Chindurza Ad
• Ortega-Quintanilla J
• Escudero-Martínez I
• Moniche F
• Medina-Rodríguez M
• Pardo-Galiana B
• Rodríguez JAC
• Hernández LL
• Ainz L
• Pérez-Sánchez S
• Domínguez-Mayoral A
• Barragán A
• Cayuela A
• Montaner J
• García AG

• KMID: 2512361
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5853/jos.2020.02747

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  Figure 1. Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days in tandem lesions versus no tandem lesions patients and according to intracranial occlusion. TICA, terminal internal carotid artery; ICA, internal carotid artery.

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  Figure 2. Safety and efficacy mechanical thrombectomy results in tandem lesions (TLs) versus no TLs patients and according intracranial occlusion. TICI, thrombolysis in cerebral ischemia; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; sICH, symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage; TICA, terminal internal carotid artery; ICA, internal carotid artery.

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