Hyperdense artery signs are commonly seen on the plain CT head scans of patients with acute stroke, and the hyperdense middle cerebral artery sign is a widely used indicator of occlusion. This ...

Carotid artery disease is from atherosclerosis of the carotid artery. The most site is at the proximal internal carotid artery. Microthrombi can embolize distally causing stroke. Diagnosis is made on ...

San Francisco, CA --Results from the PROFI study indicate that the use of a proximal balloon occlusion in carotid artery stenting lead to fewer cerebral ischemic lesions – a predictor of stroke – than ...

Periprocedural cerebral microembolism associated with carotid artery revascularization does not usually manifest as a clinically overt stroke. Such microembolism can result in cognitive impairment, ...

January 18, 2011 (Miami Beach, Florida) — Filters or flow reversal, that was the question, posed before two experts speaking on cerebral protection during carotid stenting procedures, a debate that ...

We present a case of internal carotid artery dissection (ICAD) in the precranial segment, which caused binocular visual impairment in a 49-year-old man during a marathon race. The incident lasted 3 h, ...

A 61-year-old right-handed man presented with a two-day history of a new headache that had developed gradually several hours after he dived into a lake. The headache, which encompassed the entire left ...

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Use of either proximal embolic protection devices (P-EPDs) or distal filter embolic protection devices (F-EPDs) during elective carotid artery stenting results in low rates of in-hospital stroke and ...

With the telescopic technique, a long (125 cm) wire-braided Simmons 2 catheter (Cook, MN, USA) is positioned within the shuttle sheath and is used as the introducer. This technique is useful for ...

In patients undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS) via femoral access, filter protection may be more efficacious in reducing the incidence, number, and size of new ischemic brain lesions than flow ...