Side matters: differences in functional outcome and quality of life after thrombectomy in left and right hemispheric stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with a left (LHS) or right hemispheric stroke (RHS) differ in terms of clinical symptoms due to lateralization of specific cortical functions. Studies on functional outcome after stroke and endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) comparing both hemispheres showed conflicting results so far. The impact of stroke laterality on patient-reported health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after EVT has not yet been adequately addressed and still remains unclear.

Methods

Consecutive stroke thrombectomy patients, derived from a multi-center, prospective registry (German Stroke Registry) between June 2015 and December 2019, were included in this study. At 90 days, outcome after EVT was assessed by the modified Rankin scale (mRS) and HRQoL using the European QoL-five dimensio

SUBMITTER: Deb-Chatterji M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9677692 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature