Endovascular treatment in patients with carotid artery dissection and intracranial occlusion: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Recently, multiple randomised controlled trials showed efficacy of endovascular treatment over traditional care in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to an intracranial anterior circulation occlusion. Internal carotid artery (ICA) dissection with a concomitant intracranial occlusion is a rare but important cause of severe acute ischemic stroke. Although this subtype of acute ischemic stroke is mostly treated with endovascular treatment, treatment outcomes are still sparsely studied. This study assesses the clinical outcome and reperfusion rates by means of a systematic review.

Methods

Electronic databases of PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science were searched up to October 1, 2016 for articles describing endovascular treatment in patients with intracranial artery oc

SUBMITTER: Hoving JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5493704 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature