Background Recent advances in machine learning have enabled development of the automated Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score (ASPECTS) prediction algorithms using non-contrast enhanced computed ...

Background Current studies on clot characterization in acute ischemic stroke focus on fibrin and red blood cell composition. Few studies have examined platelet composition in acute ischemic stroke ...

Impact of duration of dual anti-platelet therapy on risk of complications after stent-assisted coiling of unruptured aneurysms ...

Background Intrasaccular flow disruption represents a new paradigm in endovascular treatment of wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms. Objective To perform a matched case–control study comparing ...

1 Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA 2 Department of Epidemiology and Health Policy Research, University of Florida College of Medicine, ...

Background and purpose Flow arrest with balloon guide catheters (BGCs) is becoming increasingly recognized as critical to optimizing patient outcomes for mechanical thrombectomy. We performed a ...

Background Revascularization after endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke is measured by the Thrombolysis In Cerebral Infarction (TICI) scale, yet variability exists in scale definitions. We ...

2 Medical University of South Carolina, School of Medicine, Charleston, South Carolina, USA Correspondence to Dr Sami Al Kasab, Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 ...

Correspondence to Nicole Mariantonia Cancelliere, Division of Neuroradiology, Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8, Canada; nicole.cancelliere{at}unityhealth.to ...

Background The Woven EndoBridge (WEB) device is frequently used for the treatment of intracranial aneurysms. Postoperative management, including the use of aspirin, varies among clinicians and ...

Correspondence to Dr Edgar A Samaniego, Interventional Neuroradiology/Endovascular Neurosurgery Division Department of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Radiology ...

Background Despite successful recanalization via mechanical thrombectomy (MT), only half of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients achieve functional independence. Post-MT hemodynamic features are ...