This article was first published in JNIS. Cite this article as: Pierot L, Jayaraman MV, Szikora I,
et al. Standards of practice in acute ischemic stroke intervention: international …

Objective The optimal treatment for middle cerebral artery (MCA) aneurysms is controversial.
MCA aneurysms have been considered more conducive to surgical treatment. Recent …

The Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) in South Florida, part of the historical Everglades,
was initially drained in the early 20th century for agriculture and flood protection. The …

Physical inactivity is a cardinal feature of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),
and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Pedometers, which have been …

Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) can replace tracheal intubation in acute
exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with severe hypercapnic …

Background Preliminary clinical studies on the safety and efficacy of the pipeline
embolization device (PED) for the treatment of small/medium aneurysms have demonstrated …

Abstract Background and Objective: Few prospective studies exist evaluating the safety and
efficacy of the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED) in the treatment of intracranial …

Arterial oxygen tension (PaO2) is known to decrease with age, and this is accompanied by a
number of changes in mechanical properties of the lungs, including loss of elastic recoil and …

Objective To develop and validate a method for creating realistic, patient specific replicas of
cerebral aneurysms by means of fused deposition modeling. Methods The luminal …

Object Spinal extradural (epidural) arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) are uncommon vascular
lesions of the spine with arteriovenous shunting located primarily in the epidural venous …