Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke Due to Tandem Occlusions: Large Multicenter Series and Systematic Review

Grigoryan, Mikayel; C Haussen, Diogo; E Hassan, Ameer; Lima, Andrey; A Grossberg, Jonathan; C. Rebello, Letícia; Tekle, Wondwossen; Frankel, Michael; G. Nogueira, Raul

doi:10.1159/000444069

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Endovascular Treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke Due to Tandem Occlusions: Large Multicenter Series and Systematic Review

Published in Cerebrovascular Diseases • Jan 1, 2016

Authors:

Mikayel Grigoryan

Diogo C Haussen

Ameer E Hassan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Ischemic strokes due to tandem occlusions (TOs) have poor outcomes if they have been treated with only medical interventions. Recent trials demonstrated the effectiveness of endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke due to intracranial occlusions; however, most studies excluded pat...

Subject

Medicine

Middle cerebral artery

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