Background and Purpose—The purpose of these guidelines is to provide an up-to-date
comprehensive set of recommendations in a single document for clinicians caring for adult …

Stroke is the leading cause of long term disability in developed countries and one of the top
causes of mortality worldwide. The past decade has seen substantial advances in the …

The treatment of acute ischemic stroke continues to advance. The mainstay of treatment
remains intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase. Recent studies demonstrated that later …

Importance Mechanical thrombectomy using a stent retriever or contact aspiration is widely
used for treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke due to anterior circulation large …

Key Clinical Points Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke
is guided by the time from the onset of stroke, the severity of neurologic deficit, and findings …

Abstract During the last 5–7 years, tremendous progress was achieved in the reperfusion
treatment of acute ischaemic stroke during its first few hours from symptom onset. This …

Large vessel occlusion stroke due to underlying intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD-
LVO) is prevalent in 10 to 30% of LVOs depending on patient factors such as vascular risk …

Stroke related to large vessel occlusion is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide.
Advances in endovascular therapy to reopen occluded arteries have been shown to reduce …

Background The benefit of mechanical thrombectomy (MT) and efficacy of different first-line
MT techniques remain unclear for distal and medium vessel occlusions (DMVOs). In this …

Background and Purpose: Mechanical thrombectomy (MTB) is a reference treatment for
acute ischemic stroke, with several endovascular strategies currently available. However, no …