PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gao, Michael C
AU  - Gemmete, Joseph J
AU  - Pandey, Aditya S
AU  - Chaudhary, Neeraj
TI  - Treatment of a intracranial stenosis with a vulnerable plaque under proximal flow reversal with balloon angioplasty and stent placement
AID  - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2011-010004
DP  - 2012 May 01
TA  - Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery
PG  - e7--e7
VI  - 4
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/4/3/e7.short
4100  - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/4/3/e7.full
SO  - J NeuroIntervent Surg2012 May 01; 4
AB  - Intracranial stenosis is associated with a high risk of ischemic events, even with medical treatment. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting (PTAS) is an accepted intervention for addressing a moderate intracranial stenosis (≥50%) that is refractory to medical treatment. Distal emboli are seen in 34% to 70% of patients on MRI diffusion weighted images post PTAS. We present a unique case of an intracranial stenosis with a vulnerable plaque treated with PTAS under proximal flow reversal to decrease the risk of possible distal embolization.