Of these, 46 patients with an occlusion in the basilar artery or an intracranial segment of the vertebral artery, due to underlying ICAS, underwent emergent angioplasty and/or stenting after a ...

Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy 20 Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy 21 Catholic University School of Medicine, Rome, Italy Background Current clinical decision tools for assessing the risk ...

Several studies have investigated the effectiveness of endovascular recanalization for different types of intracranial artery occlusions ... such as the duration of occlusion and the anatomical ...

There is, however, data to allude to in a randomized trial comparing aspirin versus warfarin in the management of intracranial ... unilateral vertebral artery stenosis or occlusion is well tolerated.

Additionally, calcification was reported to be prevalent in patients with stenotic lesions of the intracranial vertebral artery ... tip was placed in the P2 segment of the posterior cerebral artery.

Bowhunter's syndrome (BHS) occurs when an individual turns their head, often greater than 45 degrees, causing mechanical occlusion of the ipsilateral vertebral artery (VA). Common causes include ...

Rationale: Uncertainty exists over the optimal treatment for chronic middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO). However, with strict perioperative management and surgeon selection, the CMOSS trial ...

Background: Vertebral artery dissection (VAD ... Subarachnoid hemorrhage was seen only with intracranial dissections (57% vs. 0%, P=0.003). Fewer than half of the patients had obvious trauma ...

The left subclavian artery receives oxygenated blood from the aortic arch (the top portion of the largest artery in the body that carries blood ... Aside from the axillary artery, the subclavian ...

Conclusion: FDD is safe and effective in treating tandem aneurysms in the internal carotid artery with a high occlusion rate and few complications. TFD is comparable to PED in the treatment of ...

Large Artery Occlusion (LAO) Stroke The group of patients that are likely to benefit from mechanical thrombectomy are those with proximal occlusion of the internal carotid or middle cerebral arteries ...