Miceli, Giuseppe https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-2523
Basso, Maria Grazia
Casuccio, Alessandra
Pennacchio, Andrea Roberta
Cocciola, Elena
Cuffaro, Mariagiovanna
Profita, Martina
Pintus, Chiara
Rizzo, Giuliana
Tuttolomondo, Antonino
Article History
Received: 10 March 2025
Accepted: 5 August 2025
First Online: 25 August 2025
Declarations
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: All authors declare that they have no competing interests.
: The study protocol was conducted in accordance with the principles outlined in the 1975 Declaration of Helsinki. The local Ethics Committee approved the study protocol and all patients provided written informed consent to participate in the study. In cases where patients were unable to provide written consent due to neurological impairment or other clinical conditions related to the acute ischemic stroke, consent was obtained from a legally authorized representative caregiver in accordance with the recommendations for the collection of informed consent from the Italian National Coordination Centre of Ethics Committees.