Pretreatment Predictors of Very Poor Clinical Outcomes in Medium Vessel Occlusion Stroke Patients Treated with Mechanical Thrombectomy

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that advanced age, higher NIHSS scores, elevated pre-stroke mRS, and pre-operative glucose levels significantly predict very poor outcomes in AIS-MeVO patients who received MT. These findings highlight the importance of a comprehensive risk assessment in primary MeVO patients for personalized treatment strategies. However, they also suggest a need for cautious patient selection for endovascular thrombectomy. Further prospective studies are needed to …