Our goal in this review is to discuss the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of stroke
caused by atherosclerosis of the major intracranial arteries. References for the review were …

Intracranial atherosclerosis is one of the most common causes of stroke worldwide and is
associated with a high risk of recurrent stroke. New therapeutic approaches to treat this high …

Background and Purpose—The current report details our initial periprocedural experience
with Wingspan (Boston Scientific/Target), the first self-expanding stent system designed for …

OBJECTIVE: Wingspan (Boston Scientific, Fremont, CA) is a self-expanding stent designed
specifically for the treatment of symptomatic intracranial atheromatous disease. The current …

Background and Purpose—Medical treatment of symptomatic intracranial stenosis carries a
high risk of stroke. This study was done to evaluate the clinical and angiographic outcomes …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Wingspan is a self-expanding, microcatheter-delivered
microstent specifically designed for the treatment of symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic …

Background: Although the natural history of extracranial carotid artery disease has been
investigated systematically, limited data are available on the course of middle cerebral artery …

Objective To describe the distribution of steno-occlusive disease and the associated rate of
recurrence in patients with acute cerebral ischemia. Design An inception cohort was …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: There are a few reports regarding the outcome evaluation
of balloon-expandable intracranial stent placement (BEICS). The purpose of our study was …

Intracranial atherosclerotic disease may constitute the most common cause of ischemic
stroke worldwide; yet, in the developed world, imaging research has largely focused on …