Background Higher positioning of a large bore guide catheter during endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is hypothesized to potentially improve thrombectomy success. Objective To evaluate the safety and ...

Correspondence to Dr Justin F Fraser, Neurological Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; Jfr235{at}uky.edu ...

Correspondence to Dr Ian Mark, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Minnesota, Rochester, MN 55905, USA; Mark.Ian{at}mayo.edu Background Leukoaraiosis and collateral blood flow are processes that ...

Correspondence to Dr Yong Cheol Lim, Department of Neurosurgery, Ajou University School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Suwon, Gyeonggi-do 443-721, Korea (the Republic of); ...

Introduction Although venous sinus stenting (VSS) has emerged as a promising treatment option for patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) and associated venous sinus stenosis, there ...

Correspondence to Dr Jason M Davies, Neurosurgery and Bioinformatics and Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, ...

Correspondence to Dr Adnan H Siddiqui, Neurosurgery and Radiology and Canon Stroke and Vascular Research Center, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY ...

Background Endovascular technological advances have revolutionized the field of neurovascular surgery and have become the mainstay of treatment for many cerebrovascular pathologies. Digital ...

Introduction Cerebral angiographic revascularization grading is the primary method for measuring the angiographic success of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) endovascular therapy and is one of the ...

Correspondence to Dr Carolina Sandoval-Garcia, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792, USA; c.sandovalgarcia{at}neurosurgery.wisc ...

Correspondence to Professor José E Cohen, Department of Neurosurgery, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem 91120, Israel; jcohenns{at}yahoo.com Objective We present our experience with ...

Background Prompt revascularization of the ischemic penumbra following an acute ischemic event (AIS) has established benefit within the literature. However, use of the semi-quantitative Alberta Stroke ...