Randomized treatment trials comparing stenting with medical therapy in symptomatic
intracranial stenosis need to target the patients at highest risk of recurrent vascular events …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Intracranial atherosclerosis is especially prevalent in
Asians, but intracranial stent placement and medical treatment for severe intracranial …

Background and Purpose—Although recent trials have suggested that stenting is worse than
medical therapy for patients with severe symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis, it …

The recruitment of the Stenting and Aggressive Medical Management for Preventing
Recurrent stroke in Intracranial Stenosis, an National Institute of Neurological Disorders and …

Intracranial atherosclerosis against optimal medical treatment requires reperfusion therapy
to improve the clinical outcome. We compared outcomes between self-expandable stent …

Intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS) is a common cause of stroke, and the risk of ischemic
stroke from a stenotic intracranial artery remains high despite best medical therapy (BMT) …

Background and Purpose—Angioplasty and stenting is increasingly being used for the
treatment of intracranial stenoses. Based on a literature search (01/1998 to 04/2008) we …

Purpose: In the treatment of intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS), controversies remain
regarding the optimal treatment strategy. Our study aims to conduct an individual patient …

Stroke is one of the most frequent and most significant vascular diseases. According to
estimates, 16.9 million people suffered a stroke in 2010, and over one-third of the incidents …

Intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis (ICAS) is one of the most common causes of stroke
worldwide, in particular in Chinese, Black and Hispanic populations compared with …