Table 1.
Follow-up schedule
| Baseline | 7 days | 30 days | 6 months | 12 months | 24 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neurological function evaluation | ||||||
| NIHSS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| mRS | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| BI | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Neuro-imaging evaluation | ||||||
| Brain CT/MRI | ✓DWI | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cerebrovascular CTA/MRA | ✓ | |||||
| DSA | ✓ | ✓a | ✓b | ✓ | ||
| CTP | ✓ | ✓a | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Medication | ||||||
| Current medication | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Medication compliance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Adverse events | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Physical examination | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vital signs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Laboratory tests | ✓ | ✓a | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Pregnancy test | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Electrocardiogram | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
| Chest X-ray | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
aBypass surgical group only; bIf necessary; CT computed tomography, CTA computed tomography angiography, CTP computed tomography perfusion, DSA digital subtraction angiography, DWI diffusion-weighted imaging, MRA magnetic resonance angiography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, mRS modified Rankin scale, NIHSS National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale