Mild Acute Ischemic Stroke With Large Vessel Occlusion (MISTWAVE)

Acute Ischemic Stroke patient with Large Vessel Occlusion and NIHSS less than or equal to 5 will have a standard of care mechanical thrombectomy. Mechanical thrombectomy is a treatment for stroke that removes clots that block large blood vessels. Some patients may be candidates for this procedure using an angiogram or a catheterization and a device that grabs clots and removes them, to reestablish blood flow to the brain.