Introduction Refractory headache is a common and frequently disabling disorder, affecting 2–12 million patients each year in ...

Background Previous studies suggest that it may be inappropriate to determine treatment strategies solely based on the degree of stenosis for patients with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) ...

Correspondence to Dr. Guangwen Li, Department of Neurology and Interventional Neurology The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Qingdao Shandong China ; doctorliguangwen{at}163.com Objective To ...

Background and purpose Aneurysm recurrence is the primary limitation of endovascular coiling treatment for cerebral aneurysms. Coiling is currently quantified by a volumetric porosity measure called ...

1 Department of Interventional and Diagnostic Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 2 Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Radiology Imaging Associates, ...

Objective Our study aims to introduce a novel interventional treatment strategy for the management of chronic occlusion of the internal carotid artery (CO-ICA) using a specially designed thrombectomy ...

Correspondence to Dr Sunil A Sheth, Department of Neurology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, Texas-77030, USA; Sunil.a.sheth{at}uth.tmc.edu Background Endovascular thrombectomy ...

Background Flow-diverting stents (FDS) have revolutionized the treatment of large, giant, and wide-neck intracranial aneurysms. FDS promote thrombosis and aneurysm occlusion by redirecting blood flow ...

Background Studies have been conducted to explore the potential predictive indicators of unfavorable outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO).

Paediatric neurointervention (PNI) markedly differs from adult neuro-intervention, requiring highly subspecialized clinical skills, knowledge, and techniques. Minimum standards of practice are well ...

Background Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a prognostic indicator in intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) thought to reflect systemic inflammation driving secondary brain injury. Recent evidence ...

Purpose Endovascular treatment of intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) remains challenging due to procedural risks and stroke recurrence. Previous trials have favored aggressive medical therapy ...