Incidence, clinical spectrum, and immunotherapy of non-ischemic cerebral enhancing lesions after endovascular therapy.

Background: Symptomatic and asymptomatic delayed non-ischemic cerebral enhancing (NICE) lesions in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have been reported as a rare complication after endovascular therapy (EVT) in recent years with incidence rates between 0.05% and 0.9% in most studies.

Do gliosarcomas have distinct imaging features on routine MRI?

Purpose: The aim of this study was the development and external validation of a logistic regression model to differentiate gliosarcoma (GSC) and glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) on standard MR imaging.

Methods: A univariate and multivariate analysis was carried out of a logistic regression model to discriminate patients histologically diagnosed with primary GSC and an age and sex-matched group of patients with primary GBM on presurgical MRI with external validation.

Results: In total, 56 patients with GSC and 56 patients with GBM were included.

Endovascular Thrombectomy of Calcified Emboli in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Multicenter Study.

Background And Purpose: Large intracranial vessel occlusion due to calcified emboli is a rare cause of major stroke. We assessed the prevalence, imaging appearance, the effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy, and clinical outcome of patients with large-vessel occlusion due to calcified emboli.

Materials And Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of clinical and procedural data of consecutive patients who underwent mechanical thrombectomy due to calcified emboli in 7 European stroke centers.

Development of the competency-based medical curriculum for the new Augsburg University Medical School.

With the resolution from April 28, 2014, the Bavarian state government in Germany decided to found a new medical school at Augsburg University, thereby requiring the development of a competency-based medical curriculum. Two interdisciplinary groups developed a spiral curriculum (following Harden) employing the model of Thumser-Dauth & Öchsner. The curriculum focuses on specifically defined competencies: medical expertise, independent scientific reasoning, argumentation and scholarship, as well as communication skills.

Emergency Stenting of the Extracranial Internal Carotid Artery in Combination with Anterior Circulation Thrombectomy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Retrospective Multicenter Study.

Background And Purpose: Several small case series reported a favorable clinical outcome for emergency stent placement in the extracranial internal carotid artery combined with mechanical thrombectomy in acute stroke. The rate of postinterventional symptomatic intracranial hemorrhages was reported to be as high as 20%. Therefore, we investigated the safety and efficacy of this technique in a large multicentric cohort.