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When excluding two patients who were deceased (both made comfort care per family discussion), patients who survived their hospitalisation stay had significantly improved NIHSS post-op (mean 5.31+-4.09) compared with at the time of presentation (mean 13.3+-7.3) (A). The mRS scores of n=15 patients at the time of discharge from the hospital after undergoing transradial mechanical thrombectomy for acute stroke (B). NIHSS, NIH stroke scale.
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Six of out 15 patients (40%) of patients had favourable modified Rankin score (mRS) 0-2 at the time of discharge from the hospital; 2 patients had mRS of 3, five patients had mRS of 4 and 5, and 2 patients were placed on comfort care given poor overall prognosis (figure 2).