Scientific Reports, 2023 To evaluate the association of intracranial non-stenotic atherosclerotic plaque with cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) imaging markers in a CSVD population using 3.0 T high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HRMRI), which was validated in embolic ...
Kang-Li Zhu +7 more
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Ischemic Stroke Subtype Classification: An Asian Viewpoint [PDF]
Journal of Stroke, 2014 Proper classification of the causative mechanism of stroke is important for optimizing stroke treatment and assessing prognosis. The primary etiology of stroke differs according to race and ethnicity: emboli originating from the heart or extracranial ...
Bum Joon Kim, Jong S. Kim
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The Case for Angioplasty in Patients with Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis
Frontiers in Neurology, 2014 Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is likely the most common cause of stroke worldwide and remains highly morbid even with highly monitored medical therapy.
Ryan A Mctaggart, Michael P Marks
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Evaluation of Infarction Pattern in Patients with Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis: TCCD and MRI Study [PDF]
Minia Journal of Medical Research, 2023 Background: Intracranial atherosclerosis - or intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) - is a dynamic disease characterized by progressing atherosclerotic plaques in major intracranial arteries. Patients with ICAD have a 10 - 20% annual risk of stroke.
Muhammad Ismail +5 more
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Value of vessel wall magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of cerebrovascular diseases
The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery, 2020 Background Intracranial vessel wall imaging can detect non-stenotic lesions with further characterization of stenotic lesions that have already been detected with common angiographic methods.
Sherien Farag +5 more
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Basilar Artery Occlusion Thrombectomy Technique: An International Survey of Practice Patterns†
Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, 2023 Background Two recent trials demonstrated a benefit for endovascular therapy (EVT) in the treatment of basilar artery occlusion (BAO). In light of the expected increase in the use of EVT for BAO, we sought to understand the technique preferences of ...
Piers Klein +55 more
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Travelling to Rome : inflammation, endoplasmic reticulum stress and angiogenesis during atherosclerotic plaque development [PDF]
, 2010 Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide followed by cancer. Atherosclerosis, the major underlying cause of cardiovascular diseases, is a syndrome affecting medium-sized and large arteries.
Kyriakakis, Emmanouil
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Recent Advances in Primary and Secondary Prevention of Atherosclerotic Stroke [PDF]
Journal of Stroke, 2018 Atherosclerosis is a major cause of ischemic stroke that can be effectively prevented with appropriate lifestyle modifications and control of cardiovascular risk factors.
Georgios Tsivgoulis +3 more
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Temporary brittle bone disease:association with intracranial bleeding [PDF]
, 2013 We report 20 infants aged between 1 month and 6 months found to have subdural bleeding and also multiple unexplained fractures in a pattern similar to that described earlier as temporary brittle bone disease. Child abuse seemed unlikely as a cause of the
Paterson, Colin R., Monk, Elizabeth
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Prevalence, prognosis, and treatment of atherosclerotic intracranial stenosis in Caucasians [PDF]
, 2020 Background Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis is a highly prevalent cause of stroke worldwide with important ethnic disparities. Widely considered to be a common cause of stroke in Asian and Afro-Caribbean populations, relatively less is known about ...
Hurford, Robert, Rothwell, Peter M
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