HOUSTON, Texas — Aspiration of a clot was as effective as using stent retrievers in achieving successful reperfusion in patients with an ischemic stroke of the anterior circulation, a new trial shows.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . For patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large vessel occlusion, contact aspiration and stent retriever ...

Precision medicine in the acute care of stroke has undergone significant advancements, particularly since 2015, when five ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An adjustable clot retriever device for large vessel occlusion ischemic stroke was demonstrated to be both more ...

Among patients with acute ischemic stroke due to occlusions in the proximal anterior intracranial circulation, less than 40% regain functional independence when treated with intravenous tissue ...

Inflammation plays a critical role in the development and progression of neurovascular disorders and stroke, impacting both acute and chronic phases of ...

A novel intervention known as remote per-conditioning — in which transient ischemia is induced in a limb in an effort to protect the brain from the larger ischemic effects of a stroke — has failed to ...

The effects and risks of endovascular thrombectomy 6 to 24 hours after stroke onset due to basilar-artery occlusion have not been extensively studied. In a trial conducted over a 5-year period in ...