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What predicts poor outcome after successful thrombectomy in early time window?

Background Half of the patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO)-related acute ischemic stroke (AIS) who undergo endovascular reperfusion are dead or dependent at 3 months. We hypothesize that in ...
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Sex differences in outcomes after endovascular treatment in posterior circulation stroke: results from the MR CLEAN Registry

Background Women with anterior circulation large vessel occlusion (LVO) have been reported to have worse outcomes after endovascular treatment (EVT) than men. Whether these disparities also exist in ...
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Original research: Outcomes of carotid artery stenting in patients aged 80 years or older with asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (10 August, 2025) ...
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Bifurcation occlusions and endovascular treatment outcome in acute ischemic stroke

Correspondence to Nerea Arrarte Terreros, Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physics; Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The ...
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Thrombectomy patients with minor stroke: factors of early neurological deterioration

Background A sizeable proportion of stroke patients with large vessel occlusion present with minor neurological deficits. Whether mechanical thrombectomy (MT) is beneficial in these patients is ...
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Characterizing superficial cerebral cortical venous anatomy for endovascular device implantation: a cross-sectional imaging study

Background Neurovascular electronic devices, including brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), offer a minimally invasive approach to diagnosing and treating neurological disorders. Implanting BCIs in ...
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Non-ischemic cerebral enhancing lesions after intracranial aneurysm endovascular repair: a retrospective French national registry

Background Non-ischemic cerebral enhancing (NICE) lesions are exceptionally rare following aneurysm endovascular therapy (EVT). Objective To investigate the presenting features and longitudinal follow ...
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Mechanical thrombectomy for treatment of acute ischemic stroke in frail patients: a systematic review of the literature

Background The overall safety and efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in frail patients is not well delineated. This systematic review aims to summarize and ...
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Optimal first coil selection to avoid aneurysmal recanalization in endovascular intracranial aneurysmal coiling

Background Aneurysmal recanalization is a problem with endovascular coiling and one of its risk factors is the low volume embolization ratio (VER). The first coil VER (1st VER) is believed to be ...
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Prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) examined in the trauma population

Background Previous data on the prevalence of unruptured intracranial aneurysms (UIAs) vary widely, and studies based on these data are plagued with unintentional bias. Accurate prevalence data are ...
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Inpatient spinal intervention is associated with improved outcomes following thoracolumbar pathologic compression fractures: a national retrospective study

Background Pathologic vertebral compression fractures (pVCFs) are associated with significant pain and worsened quality of life. Spinal interventions such as kyphoplasty, vertebroplasty, and ...
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Flow diversion for the treatment of posterior inferior cerebellar artery aneurysms: a novel classification and strategies

Correspondence to Dr Peter Kan, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; peter.kan{at}bcm.edu Background The pipeline embolization device (PED) is frequently ...