OCLN and Stroke: After adjusting for age, gender, NIHSS score, ASPECT score, stenting, site of artery occlusion, and etiology of stroke, the multivariate regression analysis found that serum occludin levels after thrombectomy were an independent risk factor for END in stroke patients who had undergone successful thrombectomy (adjusted OR = 4.46, 95% CI: 1.92–10.32, p < 0.001) (Table 4).