Tag Martin G. Radvany

Chronic cerebral ischemia may be the result of extracranial carotid or vertebral stenosis and/or intracranial arterial stenosis. This chapter focuses on intracranial arterial stenosis as well as extracranial vertebral artery stenosis. For an in-depth discussion of extracranial carotid stenosis, please…

Stroke is the leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of death in the United States, with a prevalence of 2.7%. The landscape of acute stroke treatment has changed dramatically in the last 5 years. Since the publication…

Stroke represents the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, with an incidence of 1.5 deaths per thousand people. Of the more than half-million strokes occurring annually, occlusive disease of the extracranial circulation is responsible for approximately 30%.…