@article {Okawaneurintsurg-2014-011451, author = {Masakazu Okawa and Satoshi Tateshima and David Liebeskind and Latisha K Ali and Michael L Thompson and Jeffrey Saver and Gary R Duckwiler}, title = {Successful recanalization for acute ischemic stroke via the transbrachial approach}, elocation-id = {neurintsurg-2014-011451}, year = {2014}, doi = {10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011451}, publisher = {British Medical Journal Publishing Group}, abstract = {The recent development of revascularization devices, including stent retrievers, has enabled increasingly higher revascularization rates for arterial occlusions in acute ischemic stroke. Patient-specific factors such as anatomy, however, may occasionally limit endovascular deployment of these new devices via the conventional transfemoral approach. We report three cases of acute ischemic stroke where a transbrachial endovascular approach to revascularization was used, resulting in successful recanalization. These examples suggest that a transbrachial approach may be considered as an alternative in the endovascular treatment of acute ischemic stroke.}, issn = {1759-8478}, URL = {https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2014/12/03/neurintsurg-2014-011451}, eprint = {https://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2014/12/03/neurintsurg-2014-011451.full.pdf}, journal = {Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery} }