Extracranial-intracranial (EC-IC) arterial bypass has been used in the treatment of various
neurosurgical pathologies including skull base tumors requiring sacrifice of a large …

OBJECTIVE Revascularization of a symptomatic, medically refractory, cervical chronically
occluded internal carotid artery (COICA) using endovascular techniques (ETs) has surfaced …

Objectives: This study sought to determine predictors for successful endovascular treatment
in patients with chronic carotid artery occlusion (CAO). Background: Endovascular …

OBJECTIVE The overall risk of ischemic stroke from a chronically occluded internal carotid
artery (COICA) is around 5%–7% per year despite receiving the best available medical …

Background and Purpose—Chronic cerebral hypoperfusion may lead to impairment in
neurocognitive performance in patients with chronic internal carotid artery occlusion, and the …

Objectives: This study sought to report the effect of carotid artery stenting (CS) on
neurocognitive function (NCF) in patients with severe carotid artery occlusive disease …

At present, there is limited understanding of chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the internal
carotid artery (ICA). Therefore, the present report collected related cases from PubMed and …

Background Internal carotid artery occlusion (ICAO) is a relatively uncommon but important
cause of transient ischemic attack and cerebral infarction. The majority of cases of …

Background It is debated whether endovascular treatment is indicated for a symptomatic
chronically occluded internal carotid artery (COICA). Objective To assess outcomes after …

OBJECTIVES: Asymptomatic critical internal carotid artery (ICA) stenosis may lead to
cognitive impairment. Carotid stenting (CS) may improve cerebral perfusion, but its impact …