GA vs sedation for interventional stroke management

The Stroke management page has been updated to indicate that the association between GA and poorer outcome for interventional stroke treatment is no longer thought to exist.

Schonenberger, S, Uhlmann, L, Hacke, W, et al. Effect of Conscious Sedation vs General Anesthesia on Early Neurological Improvement Among Patients With Ischemic Stroke Undergoing Endovascular Thrombectomy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA 2016.

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