Background Clot perviousness in large vessel occlusion has been shown to be associated with improved recanalization outcomes with mechanical thrombectomy and intravenous thrombolysis. Objective To ...

Correspondence to Dr Adel M Malek, Department of Neurosurgery, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA; amalek{at}tuftsmedicalcenter.org Objective Aneurysm formation in ...

Background Prompt revascularization of the ischemic penumbra following an acute ischemic event (AIS) has established benefit within the literature. However, use of the semi-quantitative Alberta Stroke ...

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 ...

1 Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA 2 Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, The Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina ...