Background and Purpose—Reperfusion is the most beneficial of all therapeutic strategies
for acute ischemic stroke. However, the standard cerebral reperfusion treatment of the first …

Background and Purpose—Information regarding the histological structure of
thromboemboli that cause acute stroke provides insight into pathogenesis and clinical …

Background and Purpose—To report the result of the Mechanical Embolus Removal in
Cerebral Ischemia (MERCI) 1 study, a phase 1 trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of …

Background and Purpose—Mechanical thrombectomy is a promising new modality of
interventional stroke treatment. The various devices differ with regard to where they apply …

We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of mechanical thrombectomy in the
treatment of ischemic stroke and assessed factors for technical and clinical success and …

Background The onset of cerebral ischemia is difficult to predict in patients with altered
consciousness using the methods available. We hypothesize that changes in Heart Rate …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of the study was to compare efficacy and potential
complications of 2 commercially available devices for mechanical thromboembolectomy …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To evaluate predictors of recanalization and a favorable
neurologic outcome in patients with acute vertebrobasilar occlusion (VBO) treated with local …

Background Most studies of the treatment for acute basilar occlusion focus on intravenous or
intra-arterial thrombolysis whereas data on mechanical thrombectomy as the preferred …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Although mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has an
encouragingly high recanalization rate in treating stroke, it is associated with severe …