BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Endovascular treatment has emerged as a minimally
invasive technique for patients with acute ischemic stroke to achieve recanalization. Our aim …

Objective: To compare the outcomes between endovascular and medical management of
acute ischemic stroke in recent randomized controlled trials (RCT). Methods: A systematic …

Background Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of endovascular therapy for acute
ischemic stroke have had inconsistent results. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of …

Introduction: This study was conducted to assess the hypothesis that endovascular treatment
in addition to medical treatment improve stroke mortality and post-stroke disability. Methods …

Introduction: This study was conducted to assess the hypothesis that endovascular treatment
in addition to medical treatment improve stroke mortality and poststroke disability. Methods …

Objective To summarize and classify the evidence for the use of endovascular techniques in
the treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke. Methods Recommendations previously …

Introduction A recent randomized controlled trial (RCT), the Multicenter Randomized
CLinical trial of Endovascular treatment for Acute ischemic stroke in the Netherlands (MR …

Purpose To determine the clinical outcome in patients undergoing endovascular therapy for
acute stroke. Materials and Methods During the period 2009–2012, 134 patients with acute …

Background: Despite increasing use of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen
activator therapy, the large number of patients ineligible for treatment or for whom treatment …

Background Several trials involving patients with acute ischemic stroke have shown better
functional outcomes with endovascular treatment than with conventional treatment at 90 …