Acute ischemic stroke patients with diffusion-weighted imaging-Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomography Score ≤ 5 can benefit from endovascular treatment: a single-center experience and literature review

Acute ischemic stroke patients with large DWI lesions caused by large vessel occlusion can achieve a favorable clinical outcome with endovascular treatment if recanalization is performed within 6 h, or after 6 h in case of an ASL-DWI mismatch.