Background Endovascular therapy for acute ischemic stroke is generally avoided when the
infarction is large, but the effect of endovascular therapy with medical care as compared with …

The current status of and prospects for acute stroke care in Asia in the situation where both
intravenous thrombolysis and endovascular therapies have been recognized as established …

The data of the nationwide prospective registry of acute cerebral large vessel occlusion
(LVO; RESCUE-Japan Registry) were analyzed to know the effect of edaravone, a free …

Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to profound changes in the organization of health
care systems worldwide. Aims We sought to measure the global impact of the COVID-19 …

Objective To measure the global impact of COVID-19 pandemic on volumes of IV
thrombolysis (IVT), IVT transfers, and stroke hospitalizations over 4 months at the height of …

Background and Purpose—Blood pressure (BP) lowering is often conducted as part of
general acute management in patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage. However, the …

Background and Purpose—In addition to advanced stenosis, earlier stages of carotid
atherosclerosis are associated with the risk for stroke. However, the significance has not …

Background and Purpose—Histopathologic evaluation of occlusive thrombi retrieved from
cerebral arteries using endovascular therapy is possible. We investigated the relationship …

Background and Purpose—Small silent brain infarction (SBI) is often found on magnetic
resonance (MR) images of apparently healthy individuals at cardiovascular risk. Particularly …

Objective It is not known whether patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) with ischemic stroke
despite oral anticoagulant therapy are at increased risk for further recurrent strokes or how …