Ischemic Stroke After Treatment of Intraprocedural Thrombosis During Stent-Assisted Coiling and Flow Diversion [Brief Report]

Conclusions—Current protocols for treatment of intraprocedural thrombosis associated with placement of intra-arterial devices were effective in preventing ischemic stroke in ≈80% of cases. Current smoking was the only independent predictor of ischemic stroke.

Source: Stroke - March 27, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Nimer Adeeb, Christoph J. Griessenauer, Justin M. Moore, Paul M. Foreman, Hussain Shallwani, Rouzbeh Motiei-Langroudi, Raghav Gupta, Carlos E. Baccin, Abdulrahman Alturki, Mark R. Harrigan, Adnan H. Siddiqui, Elad I. Levy, Christopher S. Ogilvy, Ajith J. Tags: Cerebral Aneurysm, Ischemic Stroke Brief Reports Source Type: research