Summary of the published mechanical thrombectomy cases performed in the paediatric age group
| Authors | Age | Sex | NIHSS | Thrombus location | Treatment device | Flow restoration | Clinical outcome |
| Vega et al44 | 11 | M | 16 | R M1 segment of MCA | Trevo stent+Penumbra | Y—TICI 2 c | NIHSS 7, 9 days post-op |
| Huded et al45 | 6 | M | 15 | Both vertebral arteries+basilar artery | Solitaire stent | Y—TICI 2 c/3 | NIHSS 0 at discharge, non-ambulatory at 3 months |
| Savastano et al46 | 22 months | F | NA | Basilar artery | Solitaire stent | Y—TICI 3 | Neurologically intact |
| Stidd and Lopes47 | 2 | M | NA | R M1 segment of MCA | Trevo | Y—TICI 2b | Improvement in hemiplegia, mild deficit in left hand and facial droop at 30 days |
| Ladner et al48 | 5 | M | 22 | Basilar artery | Solitaire stent | Y—TICI 2b | NIHSS 0 at 6 weeks |
| Sainz de la Maza et al49 | 12 | F | 18 | R M1 segment of MCA | Solitaire stent | Y—TICI 2 c | NIHSS 1 at 3 months |
| Bodey et al40 | 10 | M | 27 | Basilar artery | Revive | Y—TICI 3 | Left hemiparesis and impaired cognition at 6 months, mRS 3 |
| 5 | M | 29 | Basilar artery | Solitaire stent | Y—TICI 3 | Ataxia at 6 months, mRS 2 | |
| 6 | M | 28 | Basilar artery | Solitaire stent | Y—TICI 2b | No motor deficit, mRS 0 | |
| 15 | M | 21 | L MCA | Solitaire stent | NA—TICI 3? | No deficit, mRS 0 at 6 months | |
| Dubedout et al50 | 7 | M | 20 | Basilar artery | Capture stent | Y—TICI 3 | NIHSS 0 at discharge |
| Fink et al51 | 11 | 6 | Basilar artery | Solitaire | Y—TICI 3 | Slight dysarthria at 3 months | |
| Xavier et al52 | 16 | 11 | R ICA | Penumbra+Wingspan stent | NA | NIHSS 1 at 3 months | |
| Huded et al45 | 7 | M | 17 | R ICA | Solitaire stent+Penumbra | Y—TICI 2a | NIHSS 2 at 3 months |
| 9 | F | 17 | L ICA | Solitaire stent+Penumbra | Y—TICI 2b | NIHSS 1 at 3 months | |
| Grunwald et al53 | 16 | F | 36 | Basilar artery | Penumbra | Y—TICI 3 | NIHSS 23 at 1 month |
| 7 | M | 26 | L ICA | Penumbra | Y—TICI 3 | NIHSS 0 at 1 month | |
| 16 | F | 26 | L M1 segment of MCA | Phenox stent | Partial recanalisation | NIHSS 0 at 1 month | |
| Weiner et al38 | 15 | M | 9 | R ICA terminus | Penumbra | Y—TICI 3 | NIHSS 1 |
ICA, internal carotid artery; MCA, middle cerebral artery; mRS, modified Rankin Scale; NA, not applicable; NIHSS, National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; TICI, thrombolysis in cerebral infarction.