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Interventional Stroke Therapies in the Elderly: Are We Helping?
AJNR 33:638-642, Zeevi,N.,et al, 2012
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Article Abstract
Patients older than 75 years of age were less likely to receive endovascular treatments. Older patients had higher rates of SICH, disability, and mortality. Prospective randomized trials are needed to determine the criteria for selecting patients most likely to benefit from acute endovascular therapies.
 
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