Publications by authors named "G J Luijckx"
Objective: Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a noninvasive tool to monitor cerebral regional oxygen saturation. Impairment of microvascular circulation with subsequent cerebral hypoxia during delayed cerebral ischemia (DCI) is associated with poor functional outcome after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). Therefore, NIRS could be useful to predict the risk for DCI and functional outcome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndovascular thrombectomy (EVT) through femoral access is difficult to perform in some patients with acute ischemic stroke due to challenging vasculature. We compared outcomes of EVT through femoral versus alternative arterial access. In this observational study, we included patients from the MR CLEAN Registry who underwent EVT for acute ischemic stroke in the anterior circulation between 2014 and 2019 in the Netherlands.
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- This study looked at how to best treat patients who have a stroke and a blocked or narrowed carotid artery during a special procedure called endovascular treatment (EVT).
- They compared two methods: one where they used a technique called carotid artery stenting (CAS) and one where they didn't.
- The results showed that both methods had similar success in helping patients recover, but using CAS might cause new clots to form in other places, so more testing is needed to see if one method is better than the other.
Introduction: The efficacy and safety of local intra-arterial (IA) thrombolytics during endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for large-vessel occlusions is uncertain. We analysed how often IA thrombolytics were administered in the Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovascular Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Netherlands (MR CLEAN) Registry, whether it was associated with improved functional outcome and assessed technical and safety outcomes compared with EVT without IA thrombolytics.
Methods: In this observational study, we included patients undergoing EVT for an acute ischaemic stroke in the anterior circulation from the MR CLEAN Registry (March 2014-November 2017).
When a patient presents with acute neurological deficit, ischemic stroke is often assumed. However, a functional neurological disorder (FND) can also present with stroke-like symptoms. FND is a multifactorial condition to which biological, psychological and social factors predispose.
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