BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Patients who develop severe stroke symptoms due to
acute internal carotid artery occlusion eventually in combination with a thromboembolic …

BACKGROUND: The optimal treatment for hyperacute stroke attributable to cervical internal
carotid artery (C-ICA) occlusion remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: This study sought to …

Background The feasibility, safety and effectiveness of emergency carotid artery stenting
(eCAS) in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to proximal internal carotid artery …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Several small case series reported a favorable clinical
outcome for emergency stent placement in the extracranial internal carotid artery combined …

Purpose Due to high thrombus load, acute stroke patients with tandem obstructions of the
extra-and intracranial carotid arteries or the middle cerebral artery show a very limited …

OBJECTIVE: Carotid artery occlusions traditionally have extremely poor outcomes with
intravenous tissue plasminogen activator treatment or emergent thromboendarterectomy …

Background Acute stroke from tandem extracranial carotid artery and intracranial large
vessel occlusion poses challenges for emergency endovascular treatment. Establishing and …

Background The best treatment for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) due to isolated cervical
internal carotid artery occlusion (CICAO)(ie, without associated occlusion of the circle of …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There is no consensus on the optimal antithrombotic
medication for patients with acute ischemic stroke with anterior circulation tandem …

Background Occlusion of the internal carotid artery (ICA), whether isolated or in the setting of
a tandem lesion (TL) have a poor response to treatment with intravenous thrombolysis …