Endovascular Treatment of Intracranial Atherosclerosis

摘要: Intracranial atherosclerosis (ICAD) is responsible for a significant proportion of ischemic strokes worldwide. Conservative medical management the appropriate first step in treatment ICAD. The clinical presentation ICAD heterogenous, with ischemia resulting from more than one mechanism. Delineating mechanism needs careful analysis and usually necessitates multimodal imaging. An endovascular approach based on stroke may be beneficial select patients. Patient selection will critical factor design future trials.