Abstract

<p>Mechanical thrombectomy is the most important treatment modality in acute stroke; despite successful thrombectomy, good functional outcome is not achieved in a significant proportion of patients. This study examined the effect of neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) values at admission on functional outcomes in successfully recanalized patients.</p>. <p>Patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy due to anterior system major vessel occlusion were retrospectively analyzed and compared with the admission NLR values and 3-month clinical modified Rankin Scale (mRS) scores of successfully recanalized patients.</p>. <p>Of a total of 126 patients who underwent thrombectomy within the specified period, 97 patients with successful recanalization were included in the study. The overall successful recanalization rate was calculated as 77%. The mean NLR of patients with mRS &le;2 (n=65) was found to be significantly lower than patients with mRS&ge;3 (n=32) (p&lt;0.001). A weak and significant correlation was found between National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) value and NLR (r= 0.315, p=.002).</p>. <p>NLR value has been found to be associated with futile recanalization in me&shy;chanical thrombectomy patients. There&shy;fore, we think that suppression of inflammation before thrombectomy will increase the chan&shy;ce of successful thrombectomy.</p>.

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