Correspondence to Dr Peter Kan, Department of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA; peter.kan{at}bcm.edu We report an unusual case in which physiologic neck rotation impeded ...

Background Although recently presented randomized trials have failed to prove an overall benefit of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for patients with medium vessel occlusions (MeVOs), questions remain ...

Objective To improve early diagnosis of patients who have basilar artery occlusion (BAO) and to provide evidence for treatment decisions based on clinical characteristics, treatment strategies, and ...

Background and purpose Collateral blood flow to the affected cerebral territory in acute ischemic stroke may modify the effect of intravenous alteplase treatment (IVT) prior to endovascular treatment ...

Introduction External ventricular drain (EVD) placement is a life-saving neurosurgical procedure used to divert cerebrospinal fluid and reduce intracranial pressure in conditions such as subarachnoid ...

Background Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a life-threatening condition with high mortality and significant neurological morbidity, often complicated by delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) and vasospasm.

Background Previous studies suggest that it may be inappropriate to determine treatment strategies solely based on the degree of stenosis for patients with intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) ...

Background Carotid artery web (CW) is an under-recognized cause of cryptogenic stroke, with variability in practice and controversy regarding its optimal management. Due to the lack of society ...

Background Flow diverters (FDs) are increasingly used off-label for distal cerebral aneurysms (DCAs), those located at or beyond the anterior cerebral artery (ACA) A2, middle cerebral artery M2, and ...

Large vessel occlusion causing acute ischemic stroke is ideally treated with endovascular clot retrieval, which is increasingly being performed via direct aspiration thrombectomy. Successful ...

Background Posterior circulation (PC) aneurysms are associated with a higher risk of rupture. Flow diverters (FDs) are widely used for carotid intracranial aneurysms, but their role in PC aneurysms is ...

Background Off-hour admissions can adversely affect clinical outcomes, though evidence in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) associated with large vessel occlusion (LVO) remains limited. This ...