Neurological deficit and degree of autonomy of patients with ischemic stroke treated with mechanical thrombectomy. A retrospective study

Objective

To determine the degree of autonomy of patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy; to assess the degree of neurological deficit on admission and 24 h, and the degree of dependency at 3 months after performing the mechanical thrombectomy.

Method

Quantitative, observational, and descriptive study, with a sample of 57 patients treated with mechanical thrombectomy in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Neurological deficit was measured with the National Institute of Health Stroke Score upon admission and 24 h after treatment with mechanical thrombectomy, and functional outcome with the modified Rankin scale at three months.

Results

The degree of dependency at three months was 2,4 points. The mean neurological deficit score on admission was 12,1 points, and 9,3 points after 24 h. Neurological deficit at 24 h has been found to be predictive of functionality at three months.

Conclusion

The mean of the neurological deficit at admission was situated in a moderate neurological deficit. The mean of the neurological deficit at 24 h has been placed in a moderate neurological deficit. The score for the degree of dependency at three months was placed in the mild disability category. A significant correlation has been obtained between the neurological deficit at 24 h and the functional result at three months.