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We thank the readers for their interest in our research.1 Methodological differences may account for the discrepancy in the reported rates of no-reflow. Using prospective trial data with prespecified follow-up perfusion imaging, we assessed 146 of 147 (99%, 1 patient was excluded because of hemicraniectomy) patients with TICI 2c/3 angiographic reperfusion,1 while only 25% (n = 51/203) were assessed in the study by Ter Schiphorst et al.2 This is important because the association between no-reflow and poor neurologic recovery (24-hour NIHSS 7 [no-reflow] vs 2 [without no-reflow]; p < 0.0001) may confer inherent selection bias in observational studies because patients with more severe symptoms, such as those with no-reflow, may be less likely to complete prolonged research MRIs and therefore be excluded from analysis. Despite intermodality differences, a recent study by Rosso et al. found a similar rate of hypoperfusion on arterial spin labeling among patients with complete recanalization (n = 34/140; 24.3%),3 compared with our analysis (25.3%) using perfusion-weighted imaging and CT perfusion.1 Rosso et al. added to the growing body of literature that demonstrates a remarkably consistent prevalence of no-reflow across imaging modalities (transcranial Doppler 27.9%,4 single-photon emission computed tomography 25%5), which is in support of the external validity of our results.
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- Received November 21, 2022.
- Accepted in final form November 21, 2022.
- © 2023 American Academy of Neurology
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