The role of endovascular therapy for acute stroke with a large infarction has not been extensively studied in differing populations. We conducted a multicenter, prospective, open-label, randomized ...

The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...

OTTAWA, Ontario — Compared with anterior circulation stroke (ACS), the identification and treatment of posterior circulation stroke (PCS) are delayed, Canadian data suggested. Researchers described a ...

The value of administering intravenous alteplase before endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute ischemic stroke has not been studied extensively, particularly in non-Asian populations. We performed an ...

Acute ischemic stroke remains one of medicine’s most time-sensitive emergencies. When blood flow to the brain becomes blocked, approximately 1.9 million neurons die each minute without intervention.

Background Endovascular therapy (EVT) is standard treatment for large vessel occlusion in patients with a National Institutes ...

Patients without obstructive stenosis in whom complicated carotid plaques are detected on MRI in the early days after an ischemic stroke or TIA are at increased risk for a recurrent cerebrovascular ...