Mechanical recanalization in basilar artery occlusion: the ENDOSTROKE study.

Objective: A study was undertaken to evaluate clinical and procedural factors associated with outcome and recanalization in endovascular stroke treatment (EVT) of basilar artery (BA) occlusion.

Methods: ENDOSTROKE is an investigator-initiated multicenter registry for patients undergoing EVT. This analysis includes 148 consecutive patients with BA occlusion, with 59% having received intravenous thrombolysis prior to EVT.

Age dependency of successful recanalization in anterior circulation stroke: the ENDOSTROKE study.

Background: Clinical outcome after endovascular stroke therapy (EVT) for proximal anterior circulation stroke is often disappointing despite high recanalization rates. The ENDOSTROKE study aims to determine predictors of clinical outcome in patients undergoing EVT. Here we focus on the impact of age and recanalization on proximal middle cerebral artery (M1-MCA) or carotid T occlusion.

Antiplatelet therapy in cerebrovascular disorders.

Antiplatelet treatment is a mainstay in acute and long-term secondary stroke prevention. Aspirin is still most widely used worldwide, however, there is increasing evidence from small randomised trials that dual antiplatelet therapy combining aspirin with dipyridamole or clopidogrel might be more effective in the acute and early chronic post-ischemic phase (i.e.