Each presenting Patient with acute distal vessel occlusion of anterior circulation with (A1-A3)or (M2-M3) either mechanical thrombectomy (MT) with or without intra-venous thrombolysis (IVT) according to standard medical guidelines. MT was performed using approved aspiration catheters or stent-retrievers or both.

each patient with distal vessel occlusion subjected to mechanical thrombectomy using aspiration technique or stent retriever

The original description was based on the angiographic appearances of the treated occluded vessel and the distal branches:

grade 0: no perfusion grade 1: penetration with minimal perfusion grade 2: partial perfusion grade 2A: only partial filling (less than two-thirds) of the entire vascular territory is visualized grade 2B: complete filling of all of the expected vascular territory is visualized but the filling is slower than normal grade 3: complete perfusion

grade 0: no perfusion grade 1: antegrade reperfusion past the initial occlusion, but limited distal branch filling with little or slow distal reperfusion grade 2 grade 2a: antegrade reperfusion of less than half of the occluded target artery previously ischemic territory (e.g. in one major division of the middle cerebral artery (MCA) and its territory) grade 2b: antegrade reperfusion of more than half of the previously occluded target artery ischemic territory (e.g. in two major divisions of the MCA and their territories) grade 2c: near complete perfusion except for slow flow or distal emboli in a few distal cortical vessels this was not part of the original mTICI score, but was added later and has since become widely accepted as being part of the scoring 4 grade 3: complete antegrade reperfusion of the previously occluded target artery ischemic territory, with absence of visualized occlusion in all distal branches

90 Days modified Rankin scale (mRS) score The Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) is used to measure the degree of disability in patients who have had a stroke, as follows 0: No symptoms at all

1. No significant disability despite symptoms; able to carry out all usual duties and activities
2. Slight disability; unable to carry out all previous activities, but able to look after own affairs without assistance
3. Moderate disability; requiring some help, but able to walk without assistance
4. Moderately severe disability; unable to walk without assistance and unable to attend to own bodily needs without assistance
5. Severe disability; bedridden, incontinent and requiring constant nursing care and attention
6. Dead