The middle cerebral artery territory comprises the corticospinal tract, which is responsible for fine motor activity of the hands, and the corticoreticulospinal tract, which is involved in postural ...
A 75 year-old woman with atrial fibrillation presented with the acute onset of global aphasia, right hemiplegia, and dense right visual field cut. Proximal Stem Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) with a ...
A 65 year-old man with atrial fibrillation had the acute onset of left hemiplegia and a right gaze preference. Initial diffusion-weighted MRI scan indicated a large right MCA infarct. Two days later, ...
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2009;7(1):29-48. Several additional trials are using identification of a penumbra by neuroimaging for the inclusion of patients. The ReoPro Retavase Reperfusion of Stroke ...
Background The presence of a coincident intracranial aneurysm (CIA) on the target vessel of patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy (MT) for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) poses challenges, as the ...
The clinical syndrome produced by a stroke is determined by the artery or arteries that are occluded. Blood is supplied to the brain by two major sets of arteries, the anterior and posterior ...