Three trials showed no improvement in functional outcomes, and the potential for harm, versus medical therapy alone.

to the acronym would result in greater identification of posterior circulation strokes, which represent approximately 20% of ischemic strokes and tend to be more disabling. The Association convened a ...

Correspondence to Dr Giosuè Gulli, Clinical Neuroscience, St George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, SW17 0RE, UK; ggulli{at}sgul.ac.uk Symptoms and signs associated with posterior ...

We reviewed 1,301 consecutive in-patients diagnosed with acute ischemic stroke at the Chung Shan Medical University ... and occipital and temporal lobes) intracranial posterior circulation territories ...

In patients with posterior circulation ischemic stroke (PCS), the same association is expected, but currently unknown. We aimed to assess characteristics associated with FPR and the influence of FPR ...

Background: The effectiveness and safety of intravenous Tirofiban as an adjunct to endovascular therapy (EVT) in posterior circulation patients ... We included patients with acute ischemic stroke due ...

In brief, patients with posterior circulation ischemic stroke with dominant or bilateral VA origin stenosis who have symptoms refractory to medical management are offered VA origin angioplasty and ...

A 44-year-old man was admitted to our stroke unit with an unstable gait and aphasia ... of the basilar artery and an abnormal anastomosis between the anterior and posterior circulation. Clinical ...

Dental flossing is associated with a lower risk for ischemic and cardioembolic stroke and atrial fibrillation.

Results of six recent trials of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for patients with large-core ischemic stroke (LCIS ... arterial occlusions at the anterior circulation — either the internal ...