Endovascular Versus Medical Management in Distal Medium Vessel Occlusion Stroke: The DUSK Study

• DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.123.045228
• Publication Date: 2024-05-24T18:00:46Z
• Authors: Mahmoud H. Mohamm...; Lorena Souza Viana; Hend Abdelhamid; Marta Olive-Gadea; Marc Rodrigo-Gisbert; Manuel Requena; Pedro N. Martins; Stavros Matsoukas; Braxton R. Schuldt; Johanna T. Fifi; Mudassir Farooqui; Juan Vivanco-Suarez; Santiago Ortega-G...; Piers Klein; Mohamad Abdalkader; Nicholas Vigilante; James E. Siegler; Felipe Moreira Fe...; Sophia Peng; Ali Alaraj; Diogo C. Haussen; Thanh N. Nguyen; Raul G. Nogueira
• Keywords: Stroke; Anterior cerebral artery

Endovascular treatment (EVT) is part of the usual care for proximal vessel occlusion strokes. However, safety and effectiveness EVT distal medium occlusions remain unclear. We sought to compare clinical outcomes medical management (MM) isolated occlusions.