The risk and outcome of malignant brain edema in post-mechanical thrombectomy: acute ischemic stroke by anterior circulation occlusion

Table 2 Multivariate analysis of MBE after MT for AIS caused by anterior circulation LVO

	P	OR	95% CI
NIHSS score at admission	0.723	1.020	0.916–1.135
Baseline ASPECT score	0.005	0.429	0.238–0.773
Absent HMCAS	0.014	4.576	1.352–15.485
Signs of early infarction	0.669	1.409	0.293–6.767
Angiographic poor collaterals	0.019	5.346	1.322–21.628
Number of retrieval attempts	0.044	1.877	1.016–3.465
Poor revascularization	0.001	11.937	2.932–48.602

NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; ASPECT, Alberta Stroke Program Early CT; HMCAS, hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign

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