Symptomatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage Complicating Intra-Arterial Mechanical Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke

BACKGROUND: Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is the most common type of stroke. The endovascular treatment of AIS depends on stroke subtype, whether caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO) or not. We presented a case of AIS due to LVO that has complication in the form of symptomatic intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) after an intra-arterial mechanical thrombectomy. CASE PRESENTATION: An 80-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with sudden onset left side weakness since