Cause and mechanisms of intracranial atherosclerosis

K Ritz, NP Denswil, OCG Stam, JJ van Lieshout… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
1408 Circulation October 14, 2014 changes from the first to second decade, progressing
with age. 10, 11 Advanced atherosclerotic lesions are almost nonexistent up to the fourth …

[HTML][HTML] Intracranial atherosclerosis: current understanding and perspectives

OY Bang - Journal of stroke, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The importance of intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) as a cause of stroke is
underscored as compared to that of extracranial carotid stenosis and nonvalvular atrial …

In vivo high-resolution MR imaging of symptomatic and asymptomatic middle cerebral artery atherosclerotic stenosis

WH Xu, ML Li, S Gao, J Ni, LX Zhou, M Yao, B Peng… - Atherosclerosis, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Recently, the technique of high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging (HR-
MRI) has been developed to depict intracranial artery wall. We aimed to compare the vessel …

Cilostazol prevents the progression of the symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis: the multicenter double-blind placebo-controlled trial of cilostazol in symptomatic …

SU Kwon, YJ Cho, JS Koo, HJ Bae, YS Lee, KS Hong… - Stroke, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Cilostazol, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, has been reported to
reduce restenosis rate after coronary angioplasty and stenting. This study was performed to …

Cerebrovascular reactivity to acetazolamide and outcome in patients with symptomatic internal carotid or middle cerebral artery occlusion: a xenon-133 single-photon …

K Ogasawara, A Ogawa, T Yoshimoto - Stroke, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The present study prospectively evaluated relationships among
baseline characteristics, cerebral hemodynamics, and outcome of patients with symptomatic …

Progression and clinical recurrence of symptomatic middle cerebral artery stenosis: a long-term follow-up transcranial Doppler ultrasound study

JF Arenillas, CA Molina, J Montaner, S Abilleira… - Stroke, 2001 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic stenosis
have a high rate of recurrence. We conducted a prospective study to determine which factors …

Progression of middle cerebral artery occlusive disease and its relationship with further vascular events after stroke

KS Wong, H Li, WWM Lam, YL Chan, R Kay - Stroke, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Serial changes of flow velocities of transcranial Doppler ultrasound (TCD) in
symptomatic middle cerebral artery (MCA) occlusive disease may be related to the …

Importance of intracranial atherosclerotic disease in patients with symptomatic stenosis of the internal carotid artery

LJ Kappelle, M Eliasziw, AJ Fox, BL Sharpe… - Stroke, 1999 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—The estimated prevalence of intracranial atherosclerotic disease
(IAD) in patients with stenosis of the extracranial internal carotid artery (ICA) varies between …

Stroke recurrences in patients with symptomatic vs asymptomatic middle cerebral artery disease

R Kern, W Steinke, M Daffertshofer, R Prager… - Neurology, 2005 - AAN Enterprises
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 …

Angioplasty and stent placement in intracranial atherosclerotic stenoses and dissections

P Lylyk, JE Cohen, R Ceratto… - American Journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Stent placement has been shown to increase the safety
and effectiveness of balloon angioplasty in cervical carotid disease. Here, the authors …