Purpose Cerebral arterial dissections are recognized as a common cause of stroke.
However, few studies have reported on the distribution of cerebral arterial dissection and …

Purpose The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate medium-term results of undersized
balloon angioplasty and stenting for symptomatic high-grade (70–99%) stenosis of a major …

Purpose The use of drug-eluting stent (DES) to treat intracranial stenosis has shown short-
term success. However, there are no reports regarding the long-term results of DES. We …

Intracranial atherosclerosis against optimal medical treatment requires reperfusion therapy
to improve the clinical outcome. We compared outcomes between self-expandable stent …

Background Insertion of a balloon-expandable stent (BES) in patients with symptomatic
intracranial atherosclerosis is a treatment option for reperfusion therapy. In this study, we …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Acute occlusion of the ICA is often associated with poor
outcomes and severe neurologic deficits. This study was conducted to evaluate outcome of …

Purpose Wingspan is the only FDA approved self-expanding stent for intracranial artery and
known to have better delivery compared to balloon expandable stent. However, some …

Purpose To investigate the effect and safety of endovascular treatment of intracranial
aneurysms concomitant with severe adjacent atherosclerotic stenosis. Materials and …

Purpose There have been few reports regarding same-day discharge following
uncomplicated procedures such as cerebral angiography and neurointervention. We …

Purpose Smoking is a well known risk factor for stroke. The cerebral arteries may be
uniquely susceptible to the atherosclerotic effects of smoking, such that it has a different risk …