Table 1. Inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Male and female patients older than 18 years	Current drug or alcohol use dependence
mRS score before stroke of 0–1	Serious or life-threatening comorbidity that prevents follow-up for 3 months after the stroke
CT, angio-CT or angio-MRI evidence of stroke due to occlusion of a large vessel of the anterior circulation, including internal carotid artery (intracranial or extracranial) or middle cerebral artery (M1 or M2 segment) with indication for MT according to clinical practice	CT, angio-CT or angio-MRI evidence of posterior circulation occlusion
Informed consent signed and patient enrolment prior to the endovascular procedure	Participation in another therapeutic clinical trial