{
  "abstract": "Several randomised controlled trials (RCTs)1–5 have established 3-month efficacy and safety of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in treating patients with acute ischaemic stroke (AIS) with a large infarct core and low Alberta Stroke Program Early Computed Tomographic Scores (ASPECTS), between 3 and 5. Despite EVT, these patients have a higher rate of mortality and unfavourable outcomes at 3 months, delayed recovery or secondary deterioration.6 The long-term outcomes for these patients remain largely uncertain and unexplored.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yang Zhang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Barrow Neurological Institute Petznick Stroke Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA"
      ],
      "name": "David Wang"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Department of Neurology and Neurointervention, Shenyang Medical College Affiliated Brain Hospital, Shenyang, China",
        "Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China"
      ],
      "name": "Yi Sui"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Improved functional outcome for stroke patients with low ASPECTS score large core infarctions: 1-year follow-up of three randomised trials",
  "uid": "34776589-6e35-5675-add0-89bb22589510"
}