Cerebrovascular disease involves various medical disorders that obstruct brain blood
vessels or deteriorate cerebral circulation, resulting in ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke …

Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) is a common cause of transient ischemic attack
(TIA) and ischemic stroke. Endovascular treatment, including balloon angioplasty alone …

Background and Purpose—Percutaneous angioplasty of the intracranial arteries still carries
the risk of dissection, with acute closure and embolization. Stenting has been shown to …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy
of direct percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for patients with acute middle cerebral …

Background and Purpose—We sought to assess the long-term outcome and efficacy of
percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in the treatment of symptomatic intracranial …

The purposes of this study were to determine the optimal time for initial follow-up
angiography, the restenosis rate after successful intracranial percutaneous transluminal …

Percutaneous balloon angioplasty has been found to be useful for the treatment of
intracranial atherosclerotic arterial stenosis. Nonetheless, an ongoing risk of this procedure …

PURPOSE To review our experience with intracranial angioplasty, including the
complications we encountered. METHODS During a 3-year period, from 1993 to 1996, 10 …

A 69‐yr‐old man had chronic transient ischemia attacks due to severe stenosis of the
intracranial portion of the right carotid artery. After failure of both antiplatelet and …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The natural history of symptomatic, untreated posterior
circulation stenosis is dismal, with many patients experiencing significant morbidity or …