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Endovascular treatment of wide-necked intracranial aneurysms using the novel Contour Neurovascular System: a single-center safety and feasibility study

Correspondence to Dr Tufail Patankar, Interventional Neuroradiology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK; tufail.patankar{at}btinternet.com Background and purpose Wide-necked ...
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Evolution of thrombectomy approaches and devices for acute stroke: a technical review

While intravenous administration of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) remains the only FDA-approved treatment modality for acute ischemic stroke, many patients do not meet the criteria for ...
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Risk of distal embolization with stent retriever thrombectomy and ADAPT

Correspondence to Dr Matthew J Gounis, Department of Radiology, New England Center for Stroke Research, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655, USA; ...
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Venous sinus stenting for idiopathic intracranial hypertension: a review of the literature

Correspondence to Dr Giuseppe Lanzino, Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st St SW Rochester, MN 55905, USA; lanzino.giuseppe{at}mayo.edu Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is ...
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The LUNA aneurysm embolization system for intracranial aneurysm treatment: short-term, mid-term and long-term clinical and angiographic results

Background and purpose Intrasaccular aneurysm flow disruption represents an emerging endovascular approach to treat intracranial aneurysms. The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical and ...
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Post-reperfusion hyperperfusion after endovascular stroke treatment: a prospective comparative study of TCD versus MRI

Correspondence to Professor Thomas Gattringer, Department of Neurology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Steiermark, Austria; thomas.gattringer{at}medunigraz.at Background Increased middle cerebral ...
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Endovascular treatment for AIS with underlying ICAD

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 ...
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Endovascular treatment of tandem occlusions in vertebrobasilar stroke: technical aspects and outcome compared with isolated basilar artery occlusion

1 University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland Correspondence to Dr Eike I Piechowiak, University Institute of ...
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Angioplasty and stent placement for complete occlusion of the vertebral artery secondary to giant cell arteritis

1 Department of Medicine, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania, USA 2 Neurosciences Institute, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania, USA Correspondence to Dr Q A Shah, ...
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Correlation of imaging and histopathology of thrombi in acute ischemic stroke with etiology and outcome: a systematic review

Background and purpose Studying the imaging and histopathologic characteristics of thrombi in ischemic stroke could provide insights into stroke etiology and ideal treatment strategies. We conducted a ...
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How safe and effective are flow diverters for the treatment of unruptured small/medium intracranial aneurysms of the internal carotid artery? Meta-analysis for evidence-based ...

Correspondence to Dr Adam S Arthur, Neurosurgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN 38120-2300, USA; aarthur{at}semmes-murphey.com Background The objective of this ...
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Design limitations and unintended consequences of the AHRQ patient safety indicator for endovascular thrombectomy stroke care

Background To monitor endovascular and surgical care quality, the US Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has established a “failure-to-rescue” safety metric - Patient Safety Indicator ...