Neurology News

Up to half of patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke experience futile recanalisation (FR) despite successful mechanical thrombectomy (MT). In a retrospective analysis of the MR CLEAN cohort (n=461), predictors of treatment response, vessel recanalisation, and FR were examined.

The full article explores how patient characteristics influence both technical and clinical success after thrombectomy.

This case report describes a rare presentation of Listeriosis affecting the brainstem (rhombencephalon) in a middle-aged patient who initially presented with non-specific symptoms including confusion, agitation, and seizures following a flu-like illness. Although symptoms were first attributed to alcohol withdrawal, blood cultures identified Listeria monocytogenes, and MRI findings together with lumbar puncture results confirmed a meningoencephalitis affecting the brainstem.