Background Despite the expanding use of flow-diverting stents (flow diverters—FDs) for middle cerebral artery (MCA) bifurcation aneurysms, their efficacy remains contentious in this complex anatomy.

Correspondence to Dr Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez, Department of Neurology, The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; santy-ortega{at}uiowa.edu Endovascular treatment of ...

1 Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA 2 Department of Neurosciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA 3 ...

Background We retrospectively evaluated the composition of retrieved clots from ischemic stroke patients to study the association between histological composition and stroke etiology Methods ...

Correction: Correspondence on 'Safety and efficacy of the Contour Neurovascular System for treating intracranial aneurysms: a systematic review and meta-analysis' by Günkan et al ...

Background Untreated ischemic stroke can lead to severe morbidity and death, and as such, there are numerous endovascular blood-clot removal (thrombectomy) devices approved for human use. Human ...

Background Dual-energy computed tomography (DE-CT) can differentiate between hemorrhage and iodine contrast medium leakage following mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS). We ...

Background Liquid embolic agents (LEAs) such as ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) are utilized for middle meningeal artery embolization (MMAE) for chronic subdural hematomas (cSDH). LEAs may be ...

Correspondence to Dr Maxim Mokin, Department of Neurosurgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA ; mokin{at}health.usf.edu Background Intracranial aneurysms located in the distal vessels ...

1 Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, Department of Neurological Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA 2 Division of Interventional ...

Background Direct aspiration thrombectomy is a well-established method for mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke. Yet, the influence of aspiration catheter internal diameter (ID) on ...

Purpose Wide-necked bifurcation aneurysms, partially thrombosed, and giant aneurysms are challenging to treat. We report our preliminary experience with a Contour®-assisted coiling technique and ...