Candidacy for endovascular therapy on the basis of clinical factors, for patients with acute ischemic stroke presenting within 24 h of symptom onset*
| Clinical candidacy | No. (%) of patients n = 71 |
|---|---|
| Yes | 22 (31) |
| No | 49 (69) |
| NIHSS score < 5 | 23 (47) |
| NIHSS score not available | 20 (41) |
| > 12 h from onset to presentation | 3 (6) |
| Not functionally independent before stroke | 3 (6) |
Note: NIHSS = National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale.
↵* All patients were seen by a stroke on-call physician upon presentation.