Mechanical thrombectomy in patients with cervical artery dissection and stroke in the anterior or posterior circulation – a multicenter analysis from the German Stroke Registry

Table 4 Adverse events

	No CAD, n = 2527	CAD, n = 62	P
Any adverse events, % (n)	13.4% (334)	12.9% (8)	1.000
Device malfunction	0.3% (8)	0.0% (0)	.^a
Dissection/perforation	2.8% (70)	4.8% (3)	.^a
Clot migration/embolism	3.1% (78)	4.8% (3)	.^a
Intracerebral hemorrhage	2.2% (55)	0.0% (0)	.^a
Vasospasm	2.6% (65)	4.8% (3)	.^a
New persistent neurological deficit	0.0% (2)	0.0% (0)	.^a
New transient neurological deficit	0.0% (1)	0.0% (0)	.^a

^a No P-value estimated due to low numbers. CAD stands for cervical artery dissection

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