ALB and brain injury: <h4>Objective</h4>To determine whether the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio-fibrinogen-to-albumin ratio (NLR-FAR) Index predicts long-term prognosis in acute ischemic stroke patients undergoing endovascular thrombectomy (EVT).<h4>Introduction</h4>Systemic inflammatory imbalance contributes to ischemic brain injury, but the combined effect of NLR and FAR on EVT outcomes has remained unclear.<h4>Methods</h4>We retrospectively analyzed patients treated with EVT.