The anatomy of vertebrobasilar perforators has been widely studied in human cadavers, with most reports found in the neurosurgical literature. These arterial perforators are extremely hard to ...

Background In patients with refractory intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD), percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty (PTBA) is less complex but typically results in higher postprocedural ...

Pulsatile tinnitus (PT) is a challenging diagnostic condition arising from various vascular, neoplastic, and systemic disorders. Non-invasive imaging is essential for identifying underlying causes ...

Background Dual-energy computed tomography (DE-CT) can differentiate between hemorrhage and iodine contrast medium leakage following mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). We ...

Background Imaging-based patient selection for neurothrombectomy is reliant on the identification of irreversibly damaged brain tissue (core) and salvageable tissue (penumbra). The DAWN trial used the ...

Background and purpose The real-life application of DAWN and DEFUSE-3 trials has been poorly investigated. We aimed to identify the proportion of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) eligible for ...

Background Current efforts to reduce door to groin puncture time (DGPT) aim to optimize clinical outcomes in stroke patients with large vessel occlusions (LVOs). The RapidAI mobile application (Rapid ...

Texas A and M University Health Science Center College of Medicine, Scott and White Clinic, Temple, Texas, USA Correspondence to Dr W S Lesley, Scott and White Clinic, Departments of Radiology and ...

Correspondence to Dr Isaac Josh Abecassis, Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA; publications{at}neurosurgery.washington.edu Background Endovascular ...

Background and purpose Stroke recurrence is high in patients with symptomatic intracranial stenosis despite best medical treatment. Based on evidence from past studies using previous stent generations ...

Introduction Flow diversion has well established for the treatment of cerebral aneurysms, however, the need for dual antiplatelet therapy is a significantly limiting factor. Reduction of the essential ...