Medical Management Proves Superior to Endovascular Recanalization for Symptomatic Nonacute Intracranial Artery Occlusion
A multicenter cohort study (ERNA-IAO) demonstrates that endovascular recanalization significantly increases the risk of stroke and death compared to medical treatment alone in patients with symptomatic nonacute intracranial artery occlusion, primarily due to high perioperative complication rates.