title: Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Mechanical Thrombectomy Improves Functional Outcomes Independent of Pretreatment With Intravenous Thrombolysis".
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tsivgoulis
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Neurology, "Attikon" Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Aristeidis H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Katsanos
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis.
authors.forename: Andrei V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Alexandrov
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D017131:Thrombectomy; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy