Factors Associated with the Outcome of Very Elderly Patients with Large Hemispheric Infarction Treated with Medical Management Only

Background Large ischemic stroke in the very elderly population is presumed to invariably carry a poor prognosis and clinicians may refrain from continuing intensive care. Many elderly patients are not surgical candidates, and there is a paucity of data outlining the real-world outcomes of continued medical management. Our objective is to identify the factors associated with the outcome of very elderly patients with large hemispheric infarction (LHI) treated with medical management alone.