Location in the posterior circulation, but not use of IV thrombolysis, is an independent predictor of having an infarct in a new territory among patients who undergo mechanical thrombectomy for ...

The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...

The vertebrobasilar arterial supply feeds the brain stem (medulla, pons, and midbrain), cerebellum, occipital lobes, posterior temporal lobes, and thalamus (not visible in this view). The arterial ...

BRASILIA, Brazil — An analysis of prespecified subgroups in the third International Stroke Trial (IST-3) shows that intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) can be given safely in a ...

The use of thrombectomy in patients with acute stroke and a large infarct of unrestricted size has not been well studied. We assigned, in a 1:1 ratio, patients with proximal cerebral vessel occlusion ...

Acute ischemic stroke remains one of medicine’s most time-sensitive emergencies. When blood flow to the brain becomes blocked, approximately 1.9 million neurons die each minute without intervention.