• Weiwei Gao, Huaiyi Li, Yifen Zhang, Shuixian Li, Xingyu Chen, and Renjing Zhu.
• Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China.
• J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2024 Aug 1; 34 (8): 910915910-915.

ObjectiveTo evaluate the efficacy and prognostic significance of reperfusion therapy in patients with Trousseau syndrome-related cerebral infarction.Study DesignDescriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Neurology, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, and The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen Medical College, Xiamen, China, between January 2017 and December 2023.MethodologyPatients with Trousseau-associated cerebral infarction who were treated at two hospitals were included in the study. Clinical outcomes, including early neurological deterioration, intracranial haemorrhage, in-hospital mortality, 90-day modified Rankin scale (mRS) score, 90-day mortality, initial and discharge National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, and ΔNIHSS (difference between the initial and discharge NIHSS score), were compared between the reperfusion-treated group (n = 9) and the conventionally treated group (n = 23).ResultsPatients who received reperfusion therapy demonstrated significant neurological improvement at discharge, with a statistically significant difference in their ΔNIHSS scores compared to those of the conventionally treated group (p <0.001). No significant differences were observed in early neurological deterioration (11.10% vs. 13.00%, p = 1.000), intracranial haemorrhage (33.33% vs. 8.70%, p = 0.121), in-hospital mortality (22.20% vs. 26.10%, p = 1.000), 90-day mortality (55.60% vs. 87.00%, p = 0.076), or 90-day mRS score (p = 0.052) between the two groups.ConclusionDespite the high mortality rate within 90 days, reperfusion therapy has the potential to improve the quality of life of surviving cancer patients with Trousseau-associated cerebral infarction.Key WordsTrousseau syndrome-related cerebral infarction, Reperfusion therapy, Intravenous thrombolysis, Mechanical thrombectomy, Acute cerebral infarction.

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