Specific to the left MCA territory, the patient may demonstrate ... the CT scan is imperative during the rapid work-up of the patient with acute stroke. The non-contrast brain CT must be completed ...
Occlusion of a minor artery will result in a small core and little if any penumbra, while occlusion of a major cerebral artery ... is not usually employed in acute stroke because of concern ...
In patients with high comorbidity burden that receive EVT for MCA medium-vessel occlusion there are worse clinical outcomes.