Objectives To evaluate the efficacy and safety of endovascular treatment, particularly
adjunctive intra-arterial mechanical thrombectomy, in patients with ischaemic stroke. Design …

The healthcare industry is one application for data envelopment analysis (DEA) that can
have significant benefits for standardizing health service delivery. This narrative review …

Background Among patients with a proximal vessel occlusion in the anterior circulation, 60
to 80% of patients die within 90 days after stroke onset or do not regain functional …

El ataque cerebrovascular (ACV) agudo es la segunda causa de muerte en el mundo y
genera costos elevados en su tratamiento y recuperación, así como un gran impacto …

Background—The Endovascular Treatment for Small Core and Proximal Occlusion Ischemic
Stroke (ESCAPE) trial used innovative imaging and aggressive target time metrics to …

The brain's collateral circulation consists of arterial anastomotic channels capable of
providing nutrient perfusion to brain regions whose normal sources of flow have become …

Background and Purpose—The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
correlates with presence of large anterior vessel occlusion (LAVO). However, the application …

Background and Purpose—In the Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS) III trial, we
sought to demonstrate evidence of a differential treatment effect of endovascular treatment of …

Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability, and outcome is directly related to timely
intervention. Not all patients benefit from rapid intervention, however. Thus a significant …

Background Treatment strategy for acute arterial occlusions due to intracranial
atherosclerotic disease (IAD) may differ from those due to embolism (embolic). The aims …