The effectiveness of endovascular treatment (EVT) in cases of acute ischaemic stroke caused by distal medium vessel occlusion (DMVO) is still unclear. A study in the JNNP assessed the safety and effectiveness of EVT in comparison to the best medical management for DMVO. Podcast host Dr. Saima Chaudhry¹ spoke to some of the paper's authors, Dr. Adam Dmytriw², Dr. Vivek Yedavalli³ and Dr. Hamza Salim³.

Read the paper: Endovascular therapy versus best medical management in distal medium middle cerebral artery acute ischaemic stroke: a multinational multicentre propensity score-matched study

1. Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA

2. Neuroendovascular Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

3. Radiology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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