Key clinical point: Thrombectomy appears to be an effective treatment with positive signs for safety for use in pediatric arterial ischemic stroke.

Major finding: Neurologic outcomes improved from a median Pediatric National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score of 14.0 at admission to 4.0 at day 7.

Study details: The data come from a retrospective, multicenter study of 73 children from 27 stroke centers.

Disclosures: Dr. Sporns had no financial conflicts to disclose; several coauthors disclosed relationships with multiple pharmaceutical companies.