AUTHOR=Lai Yuzheng , Mofatteh Mohammad , Baizabal-Carvallo José Fidel , He Jianfeng , Wu Wenhao , Wang Daohong , Yan Wenshan , Ma Jicai , Zhou Sijie , Sun Yu , He Yi , Li Shumei , Sun Hao TITLE=Identifying the predictors of ultra early neurological improvement and its role in functional outcome after endovascular thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology VOLUME=16 YEAR=2025 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2025.1492013 DOI=10.3389/fneur.2025.1492013 ISSN=1664-2295