The Case for Angioplasty in Patients with Symptomatic Intracranial Atherosclerosis
Intracranial atherosclerotic disease (ICAD) is likely the most common cause of stroke worldwide and remains highly morbid even with highly monitored medical therapy. Recent results of the SAMMPRIS trial which randomized patients to stenting plus aggressive medical management versus aggressive medi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2014.00036/full |