Prognosis of Acute Intracranial Atherosclerosis-Related Occlusion after Endovascular Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Little is known about prognosis after endovascular therapy (EVT) for acute large artery occlusion (LAO) caused by underlying intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS). Therefore, we investigated the prognosis following EVT according to the underlying etiology of LAO.

Methods

Patients from the Acute Stroke due to Intracranial Atherosclerotic occlusion and Neurointervention-Korean Retrospective (ASIAN KR) registry (n=720) were included if their occlusion was in the intracranial anterior circulation and their onset-to-puncture time was <24 hours. Occlusion was classified according to etiology as follows: no significant stenosis after recanalization (Embolic group), and fixed significant focal stenosis in the occlusion site with flow impairment or re-oc

SUBMITTER: Lee JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6186924 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature