Thrombectomy averted stroke: evidence of tissue salvageability after thrombectomy

Abstract

Advances in stroke management are increasingly improving patient outcomes. We present two cases which demonstrate how endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) can alter tissue fate in ischaemic stroke. We present two cases of patients who presented with acute stroke symptoms. They both underwent imaging with CT, CT angiography and CT perfusion, which were indicative of acute ischaemic stroke. Both patients subsequently underwent EVT. On follow-up MRI within 5 days of their presentation, there were no findings indicative of ischaemic stroke. These cases of thrombectomy averted stroke are likely to become more frequent in clinical practice with advances in stroke management.

Keywords: Neuroimaging; Stroke.