title: Safe implementation of mechanical thrombectomy in acute stroke patients with major arterial occlusion and concomitant subdural hematoma.
abstract: Mechanical thrombectomy (MT) alone in cases of large-vessel acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with a concomitant subdural hematoma (SDH) seems feasible and safe, but there's still a lack of evidence in the clinical literature. We report three cases of AIS with SDH, of which MT was performed with successful recanalization and no major changes in SDH: two elderly men with acute traumatic SDH and one man with incidental chronic SDH. (1) A 67-year-old man with acute traumatic SDH in the right side developed right middle cerebral artery (MCA) stroke, (2) a 72-year-old man with chronic SDH in the left side developed right MCA stroke, and (3) a 76-year-old-man with acute traumatic SDH in the right side developed top-of-basilar artery syndrome. As for AIS patients with a SDH, MT may be the only feasible and safe treatment option.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea. ; Department of Radiology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea. ; Cerebrovascular Center, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Yong-Won
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dong-Hun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Yang-Ha
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Yong-Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sung-Pa
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Acute ischemic stroke; Mechanical thrombectomy; Subdural hematoma
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