Table 1:

Patient characteristics

Age in years (median) (IQR)	69.5 (56–75)
Female (No.) (%)	18 (50%)
Baseline NIHSS score (median) (IQR)	17.5 (12.5–21)
Site of occlusion (No.) (%)
MCA	21 (58.4%)
Terminal ICA	2 (5.5%)
Tandem occlusion	9 (25.0%)
Basilar artery	4 (11.1%)
Combined therapy with rtPA (No.) (%)	23 (63.9%)
ASPECT score on DWI (median) (IQR)	7 (5–8)
Anterior circulation (n = 32)	7 (5–8)
Posterior circulation (n = 4)	8 (8–8.5)
Baseline TICI 0/1 (No.) (%)	31 (86.1%) /5 (13.9%)

Note:—Tandem occlusion indicates occlusion of both ICA and MCA.