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This study aimed to develop machine learning-based models for early post-treatment reassessment of post-thrombolysis outcomes in AIS patients, thereby providing a reliable tool for early prognostic reassessment after thrombolysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 383 AIS patients who received intravenous thrombolysis between November 2024 and November 2025 were retrospectively enrolled and randomly assigned to a training set (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f268) and a validation set (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f115) in a 7:3 ratio. Univariate analysis was initially conducted to identify indicators associated with thrombolysis outcomes (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05). Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (LASSO) regression was subsequently applied for feature selection. Based on the selected variables, three machine learning models\u2014Random Forest (RF), Gradient Boosting Machine (GBM), and Support Vector Machine (SVM)\u2014were developed, with logistic regression established as a benchmark. Model performance was assessed using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), calibration curves, and decision curve analysis. Model interpretability was further evaluated using SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) values.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Baseline characteristics were well-balanced between groups (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;gt;\u202f0.05). Multivariate logistic regression identified a higher admission National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, elevated admission blood glucose, a higher 24-h post-thrombolysis NIHSS score, increased infarct core volume, higher glycated hemoglobin and an elevated Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio as significant risk factors for poor outcomes, whereas a larger ischemic penumbra volume emerged as a protective factor (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f&amp;lt;\u202f0.05). The RF model demonstrated superior predictive performance, achieving an AUC of 0.784 in the training set, along with improved calibration and greater clinical net benefit within the 0.0\u20130.60 risk threshold range compared to the GBM and SVM. SHAP analysis showed the importance ranking of core predictors.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The proposed prediction model demonstrates satisfactory performance in estimating functional outcomes following thrombolysis in AIS patients. The identified core variables may offer valuable insights for clinical prognosis and the design of individualized thrombolytic strategies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fneur.2026.1831043","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,23]],"date-time":"2026-07-23T04:33:26Z","timestamp":1784781206000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Predicting intravenous thrombolysis outcomes in acute ischemic stroke using machine learning"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Mingyue","family":"Jiang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University","place":["Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Qiong","family":"Yue","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical 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