Carotid free-floating thrombus stemming from carotid web: co-occurrence of two rare causes of ischemic stroke.

Background: Carotid web (CaW) and carotid free-floating thrombus (CFFT) are rare yet critical causes of ischemic stroke in young adults.

Case Presentation: A 54-year-old woman presented with a fluctuating right sensory-motor faciobrachial syndrome. A brain MRI scan revealed multiple small recent asynchronous cortico-subcortical ischemic foci in the vascular territory of the left internal carotid artery.

Stroke management during the COVID-19 outbreak: challenges and results of a hub-center in Lombardy, Italy.

Purpose: We describe the reorganization carried out during the COVID-19 outbreak at one of the stroke centers in Italy and report on the clinical features and procedural variables of stroke patients in need of endovascular treatment.

Methods: From 1 March to 10 May 2020, we retrospectively analyzed data from stroke patients in need of urgent neurointerventional treatment. Clinical presentation, demographics, and clinical history were collected along with procedural variables (door-to-needle time, needle-to-mTiCi time).

Intraoperative Computed Tomography and Finite Element Modelling for Multimodal Image Fusion in Brain Surgery.

Background: intraoperative computer tomography (iCT) and advanced image fusion algorithms could improve the management of brainshift and the navigation accuracy.

Objective: To evaluate the performance of an iCT-based fusion algorithm using clinical data.

Methods: Ten patients with brain tumors were enrolled; preoperative MRI was acquired.

Long-term follow-up in the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms with flow-diverter stents: update of a single-centre experience.

Introduction: Flow-diverter stents are becoming a useful tool in treating patients with intracranial aneurysms with suitable anatomical feature. Purpose of this study was to evaluate effectiveness and safety of endovascular treatment with flow-diverting stents (FD) in unruptured intracranial aneurysms.

Methods: From May 2009 and May 2014, we treated 49 patients with a total of 58 aneurysms, with FD technique.

Mid-term and long-term follow-up of intracranial aneurysms treated by the p64 Flow Modulation Device: a multicenter experience.

Background: Experience with the endovascular treatment of cerebral aneurysms using the p64 Flow Modulation Device is still limited. This study discusses the results and complications of this new flow diverter device.

Methods: 40 patients (30 women, 10 men) with 50 cerebral aneurysms treated in six Italian neurointerventional centers with the p64 Flow Modulation Device between April 2013 and September 2015 were retrospectively reviewed.