Outcome and Treatment Effects in Stroke Associated with Acute Cervical ICA Occlusion.

Endovascular therapy (EVT) with stent retrievers in addition to i.v. thrombolysis (IVT) has proven effective in acute stroke patients with middle cerebral artery (MCA, M1 segment) and distal internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion. Limited data exist concerning acute cervical ICA occlusion, either a...

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Main Authors: Michael Gliem, John-Ih Lee, Aurica Barckhan, Bernd Turowski, Hans-Peter Hartung, Sebastian Jander
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5231377?pdf=render