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Mechanical Thrombectomy Versus Intrasinus Thrombolysis For Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis: A Non-Randomized Comparison., Fazeel M. Siddiqui, Chirantan Banerje, Susanna M. Zuurbier, Qing Hao, Chul Ahn, Glenn L. Prid, Mohammad Wasay, Charles B.L.M. . Majoie, David Liebeskind, ,Mark Johnson, Jan Stam

Department of Medicine

Small retrospective studies have shown the benefit of endovascular treatment with intrasinus thrombolysis (IST) or mechanical thrombectomy (MT) with/without IST (MT ± IST) in cases of multifocal cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT). Our study compares the mortality, functional outcome and periprocedural complications among patients treated with MT ± IST versus IST alone. We reviewed clinical and angiographic findings of 63 patients with CVT who received endovascular treatment at three tertiary care centers. Primary outcome variables were discharge mortality and neurological dysfunction, and intermediate (three months) and long-term (>six months) morbidity. The modified Rankin scale (mRS) was used to assess morbidity. …