Feb. 18, 2003 — Intracranial angioplasty with or without stenting is better performed with the patient awake under local anesthesia, according to the results of a small study presented at the ...

with slides / Results of an uncontrolled, open trial of a stent system developed specifically to address symptomatic atherosclerotic lesions in intracranial arteries suggests the procedure is safe ...

A leading critic says that the FDA has been remiss for not removing a stent from the market although strong evidence exists that its use leads to more deaths and strokes. The Wingspan intracranial ...

In recent years stenting for intracranial arterial stenosis has become widespread. Now, however, a trial testing the procedure has been terminated early, raising serious questions about both the ...

The Wingspan® Stent System Post-Market Surveillance Study (WEAVE™) trial examined patients with a narrowing of the arteries in the brain, called intracranial stenosis, resulting from a buildup ...

Brain stents for stroke patients are offering new hope this holiday season, and the procedure is gaining more and more acceptance. The procedure is gaining more and more acceptance, ...

In patients receiving intravenous t-PA for acute ischemic stroke due to occlusions in the proximal anterior intracranial circulation, thrombectomy with a stent retriever within 6 hours after onset ...

Evidence-based recommendations on endovascular stent insertion for intracranial atherosclerotic disease. This involves inflating a balloon catheter inserted into an artery in the arm or leg, and ...

Intracranial hypotension is diagnosed by characteristic changes on MRI (i.e., presence of subdural collections, pachymeningeal enhancement or sagging of the brain) and presence of at least 1 of the ...