“…Three [ 26 , 29 , 39 ] of nine comparative studies and 11 [ 48 , 49 , 52 – 54 , 60 , 63 , 65 , 71 , 73 , 74 ] of 13 regression-based studies found that patients with angiographic VSP or VSP-related complications have significantly poorer functional outcomes, as measured by the mRS, both at discharge and follow-up, than patients without angiographic VSP or VSP-related complications. In six studies [ 33 , 38 , 44 , 59 , 66 , 76 ] that looked at specific VSP populations (e.g., by severity or timing of angiographic VSP, TCD-defined VSP or cerebral VSP), the outcomes were mixed.…”