The natural history of acute ischemic stroke due to intracranial large-vessel occlusion: what do we know?

Guilherme Dabus; Italo Linfante

doi:10.1053/j.tvir.2011.12.003

The natural history of acute ischemic stroke due to intracranial large-vessel occlusion: what do we know?

Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2012 Mar;15(1):2-4. doi: 10.1053/j.tvir.2011.12.003.

Authors

Guilherme Dabus¹, Italo Linfante

Affiliation

¹ Department of NeuroInterventional Surgery, Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, Miami, FL 33176, USA. guilhermed@baptisthealth.net

PMID: 22464296
DOI: 10.1053/j.tvir.2011.12.003

Abstract

Acute ischemic stroke (AIS) is an important public health issue with major impact on not only patients and families but also on the society as well. Among patients who suffer from AIS, those who have the event due to large-vessel occlusion are thought to have the worse outcome. Because most of the effort in endovascular treatment of AIS is aimed toward this type of stroke, it is important to understand its natural history. The goal of this manuscript was to briefly discuss the natural history of AIS due to large-vessel occlusion based on recent literature.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain Ischemia / mortality*
Causality
Cerebrovascular Disorders / mortality*
Comorbidity
Evidence-Based Medicine*
Humans
Prevalence
Stroke / mortality*
Survival Rate