Abstract:Objective To analyze the correlation between serum hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), homocysteine (Hcy) levels and neurological function in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients undergoing endovascular surgery.Methods Clinical data of 96 AIS patients who underwent endovascular surgery at Liaocheng Second People's Hospital from January 2022 to May 2024 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into a good recovery group (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score < 15) and a poor recovery group (NIHSS score ≥ 15) based on 6-month postoperative outcomes. Baseline characteristics and serum HIF-1α, NSE, and Hcy levels were compared between groups. Multivariate logistic regression identified predictors of neurological outcomes, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves assessed the predictive value of these biomarkers.Results Among 96 patients, 27 had NIHSS scores ≥ 15. The poor recovery group exhibited higher rates of dyslipidemia (P < 0.05), carotid stenosis (P < 0.05), and elevated serum NSE (P < 0.05) and Hcy levels (P < 0.05), but lower HIF-1α levels (P < 0.05). Multivariate analysis identified independent risk factors for poor neurological recovery: dyslipidemia [O^R = 2.950 (95% CI: 1.039, 8.378) ], carotid stenosis [O^R = 2.560 (95% CI: 1.029, 6.367) ], low HIF-1α [O^R = 0.144 (95% CI: 0.049, 0.420) ], high NSE [O^R = 1.215 (95% CI: 1.074,1.374) ], and high Hcy [O^R = 1.466 (95% CI: 1.220, 1.760) ] (all P < 0.05). ROC analysis demonstrated that combined HIF-1α, NSE, and Hcy achieved an AUC of 0.954 (95% CI: 0.901, 1.000) for predicting poor recovery, with 92.60% sensitivity (95% CI: 0.905, 1.000). The combined model showed significantly higher AUC and sensitivity than individual biomarkers (P < 0.05), but comparable specificity (P > 0.05).Conclusion Lower serum HIF-1α and elevated NSE/Hcy levels correlate with poorer neurological recovery in AIS patients post-endovascular surgery. The combined biomarkers exhibit strong predictive utility.