TY - JOUR T1 - Successful recanalization for acute ischemic stroke via the transbrachial approach JF - Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery JO - J NeuroIntervent Surg DO - 10.1136/neurintsurg-2014-011451 SP - neurintsurg-2014-011451 AU - Masakazu Okawa AU - Satoshi Tateshima AU - David Liebeskind AU - Latisha K Ali AU - Michael L Thompson AU - Jeffrey Saver AU - Gary R Duckwiler Y1 - 2014/12/03 UR - http://jnis.bmj.com/content/early/2014/12/03/neurintsurg-2014-011451.abstract N2 - 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. ER -