 This study found that elderly patients aged 80 years or above who underwent mechanical thrombectomy had a higher success rate than expected, suggesting that age alone should not be used as a criteria to exclude them from receiving this treatment. Instead, decision-making should consider their premorbid misses and the severity of the stroke on the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, NIHSS, especially in the age group over 85 years old. This article was authored by Massimiliano Cernalliero, Carmelo Stanca, Andrea Galbiotti, and others.