Currently, there is no consensus on the most effective medical therapy for posterior circulation ischemia. To date, there have been no randomized trials studying the use of different antiplatelet ...

With total occlusion of 1 subclavian artery and partial obstruction of the contralateral vessel, the pressure gradient favors retrograde vertebral flow on the totally occluded side. It is ...

In conclusion, stenting of vertebral artery stenosis appears to be a promising technique for the treatment of symptomatic vertebrobasilar disease. Although the approach is less invasive in ...

DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc. , a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel treatments for acute ischemic stroke and preeclampsia, today provided a business update and ...

and six demonstrated aneurysm occlusion with complete vessel reconstruction at the angiographic follow-up. Conclusions The use of reconstructive techniques in the endovascular treatment of unruptured ...

umassmemorial.org Background Dissecting aneurysms of the vertebral artery (VA) are difficult to treat using current ... At the 1-year follow-up (n=5) stable complete aneurysm occlusion was seen in two ...

Bow hunter’s syndrome is a rare syndrome of dynamic compression of the vertebral artery leading to recurrent posterior circulation stroke and/or transient ischaemic attack. The artery is compressed by ...

This can cause stenosis, occlusion of the lumen, or the formation of dissecting aneurysms (4). eCAD includes both carotid artery dissection and vertebral artery dissection. The MR-VWI characteristics ...

Vessel occlusion was found in 227 of 410 people with ischemic ... posterior inferior cerebellar artery (including vertebral artery) Exact lesion* Cortical anterior (A), cortical medial (M1–M6), ...

Background: The benefits of heparization during mechanical thrombectomy (MT) with newer generation thrombectomy devices, and if it is counterbalanced by the increased risk of intracranial hemorrhage ...

Medical history included remote vertebral artery dissection, hypertension and tobacco use. Initial head CT was normal; CT angiogram revealed bilateral internal carotid artery dissections with ...