Current therapies in ischemic stroke. Part A. Recent developments in acute stroke treatment and in stroke prevention

E Broussalis, M Killer, M McCoy, A Harrer, E Trinka… - Drug discovery today, 2012 - Elsevier
Stroke is the third leading cause of death with an increasing prevalence. In previous years
many important achievements and new therapeutic strategies have been established. This …

Symptomatic therapy in multiple sclerosis: the role of cannabinoids in treating spasticity

…, L Husseini, C Warnke, E Broussalis… - Therapeutic …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
A large proportion of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have spasticity, which has a marked
impact on their quality of life. Anecdotal evidence suggests a beneficial effect of cannabis …

Comparison of stent-retriever devices versus the Merci retriever for endovascular treatment of acute stroke

E Broussalis, E Trinka, W Hitzl… - American Journal …, 2013 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Revascularization of large cerebral artery occlusion is the
therapeutic goal in stroke therapy. Currently, many recanalization devices are in clinical use. …

A mini-review of intrasaccular flow diverters

C Hecker, E Broussalis, CJ Griessenauer… - Journal of …, 2023 - jnis.bmj.com
Treatment of wide-necked complex intracranial aneurysms continues to challenge
neurointerventionalists. Intrasaccular flow diverters have expanded the armamentarium considerably …

Multicenter experience with the new SOFIA Plus catheter as a primary local aspiration catheter for acute stroke thrombectomy

…, C Kabbasch, A Kowoll, E Broussalis… - Journal of …, 2017 - jnis.bmj.com
Introduction The direct aspiration first pass technique (ADAPT) has been introduced as a
rapid and safe endovascular treatment strategy in patients with ischemic stroke. Objective To …

Reduction of cerebral DWI lesion burden after carotid artery stenting using the CASPER stent system

E Broussalis, C Griessenauer, S Mutzenbach… - Journal of …, 2019 - jnis.bmj.com
… (E) After implantation of a CASPER stent system the angiogram shows improved flow in
the territory of the middle and anterior cerebral arteries. (F) A CASPER stent system (8×30×143) …

The Casper Stent System for carotid artery stenosis

…, K Millesi, C Roesler, E Broussalis… - Journal of …, 2018 - jnis.bmj.com
Purpose To report the results of a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data
evaluating the safety and efficacy of a double layer stent engineered for carotid artery occlusive …

Endovascular mechanical recanalization of acute ischaemic stroke in octogenarians

E Broussalis, F Weymayr, W Hitzl, AF Unterrainer… - European …, 2016 - Springer
Background Multiple studies have shown a clinical benefit of thrombectomy in acute
ischaemic stroke, but most of them excluded octogenarians. The purpose of this study was to …

Outcome following mechanical thrombectomy for anterior circulation large vessel occlusion stroke in the elderly

P Hendrix, M Killer-Oberpfalzer, E Broussalis… - Clinical …, 2022 - Springer
Background Pooled data of randomized controlled trials investigating mechanical thrombectomy
(MT) to treat anterior circulation large vessel occlusion have demonstrated safety and …

Comparison of the Contour Neurovascular System and Woven EndoBridge device for treatment of wide-necked cerebral aneurysms at a bifurcation or sidewall

C Hecker, E Broussalis, JAR Pfaff, S Pikija… - Journal of …, 2023 - thejns.org
… : The WEB SL (single layer) is more barrel shaped (D), and the WEB SLS (single-layer
sphere) is more sphere shaped (E). F: Sizing of the WEB requires measurements of the average …