PURPOSE OF REVIEW This article reviews the actual indications for mechanical
thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke and how the opportunities for …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The importance of LMF in the outcome after acute
ischemic stroke is increasingly recognized, but imaging presents a wide range of options for …

Background: Cerebrovascular diseases such as stroke, aneurysms and arterio-venous
malformations are very much prevalent in our country. Circle of Willis, as an anastomotic …

Background and Purpose—Predicting the risk of stroke and determining intervention
indications are highly important for patients with Moyamoya disease (MMD). Here, we …

Reduction of cerebral blood flow (CBF) as a result of proximal lumenal obstruction may be
offset promptly and adequately by collateral flow [1]. Effective perfusion results from the net …

Background and Purpose—Collateral circulation plays a vital role in patients with steno-
occlusive disease, in particular for predicting stroke outcome. Digital subtraction …

Objective: To determine whether unihemispheral hemodynamic failure is independently
associated with cognitive impairment among participants in the National Institute of …

Limb-shaking is a specific clinical feature of transient ischaemic attacks that has been
associated with a high-grade stenosis or occlusion of the internal carotid artery. The aim of …

Background and Purpose—The purpose of this study was to prospectively investigate the
contribution of the ipsilateral external carotid artery (ECA) to cerebral perfusion in patients …

Background and Purpose—Increased cortical microvascularization has been proposed to
be a Moyamoya disease (MMD)–specific characteristic. It was the aim of our study to …