Acute Anterior or Posterior Cerebral Artery Occlusion Recanalization Therapy and Relationships With Clinical Outcome (ACAPULCO)

Nearly 3% of patients with ischaemic stroke (IS) have an isolated occlusion of the anterior or posterior cerebral artery in the acute phase of the disease. In those patients, intravenous thrombolysis (IT) is indicated for 4.5 hours after symptoms onset. Due to a lack of data, mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is not considered as a gold standard to treat IS alone or in addition with IT. Therefore, observational studies are needed to understand the clinical evolution of patients with IS treated with IT and/or MT. The ACAPULCO retrospective observational study aims to highlight potential benefits of MT in those patients to improve their management and to propose targeted therapies in the future.