Prognostic value of collateral circulation in patients with unilateral middle cerebral artery occlusion

Objective To investigate the characteristics of the collateral circulation in patients with acute cerebral infarction after the middle cerbral artery(MCA)occlusion,and to evaluate its prognostic value.Methods Consecutive series of 118 patients with first-ever stroke after MCA occlusions subjects were retrieved from our hospital and Nanjing Stroke Registry Program between April 2010 and