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Neurol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Introduction<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of adjunctive intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) administration following successful mechanical thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This single-center retrospective study included patients with anterior circulation LVO who achieved successful recanalization (Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction score \u22652b) after endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) between January 2021 and December 2024. Beginning in December 2022, 25% of the standard IV tPA dose (0.6\u202fmg\/kg) was administered immediately after successful recanalization (post-IV tPA group), in addition to the standard pre-EVT 75% dose. Parenchymal blood volume (PBV) ratios were assessed using flat-panel detector computed tomography before and after EVT. The primary outcome was the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at 90\u202fdays. Safety outcomes were symptomatic intracranial hemorrhage (sICH), any intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), and 90-day mortality.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Fifty-five patients met inclusion criteria (post-IV tPA,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f21; standard care,\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f34). The post-IV tPA group showed significantly higher post-EVT PBV ratios (1.45 vs. 1.20,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.03) and greater \u0394PBV (2.45 vs. 1.81,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.011). Good functional outcomes (mRS 0\u20132 at 90\u202fdays) were more frequent in the post-IV tPA group (61.9% vs. 29.4%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.025). No significant differences were seen in overall ICH (14.3% vs. 14.7%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f1.00), sICH (9.5% vs. 8.8%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f1.00), or 90-day mortality (0% vs. 9%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.54). Patients who exhibited lesion growth on diffusion-weighted imaging showed significantly lower post-EVT PBV and \u0394PBV ratios (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.002 and 0.0134, respectively). In subgroup analysis, longer onset-to-recanalization time was associated with hemorrhagic events in the post-IV tPA group (307\u202fmin vs. 226\u202fmin,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.04).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Adjunctive IV tPA administration following successful EVT may improve microvascular reperfusion and functional outcomes without increasing hemorrhagic complications, although careful patient selection is warranted. 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