Publications by authors named "Kazushi Matsushima"

Article Synopsis
  • The study evaluated the impact of introducing endovascular treatment (EVT) for acute cerebral large vessel occlusion (LVO) at a single hospital, comparing outcomes before and after April 2015 when EVT was implemented.
  • In the Pre-EVT group, only 21% of patients received any recanalization therapy, while in the Post-EVT group, this number rose to 58%, leading to a notable increase in favorable outcomes from 14% to 31%.
  • The results suggest that EVT significantly improves recovery chances for acute LVO patients, indicating a need for better medical systems to support its widespread use.
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Background: Interaction between the stent retriever and clot is a key factor for recanalization during mechanical thrombectomy. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between radiographically apparent features during thrombectomy and angiographic outcomes using the Trevo stent retriever with a fully radiopaque strut.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 50 patients with acute middle cerebral artery occlusion who were treated with the Trevo.

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Background: There are limited data about the prognostic factors predicting outcomes after mechanical thrombectomy with stent retrievers for the elderly. Here, we evaluated outcomes in elderly patients in a real-world setting.

Methods: Between April 2015 and January 2017, 80 patients with anterior intracranial acute large vessel occlusion, who had lived independently before ictus, were treated with mechanical thrombectomy using a stent retriever at our institute.

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Mechanical thrombectomy using the stent retriever has been proven to be effective for select patients with acute ischemic stroke. We evaluated our early experience using the device after its approval in 2014 in Japan, with a special emphasis on the occlusion site. Fifty consecutive endovascular revascularization procedures for treating anterior acute large vessel occlusion were performed using the Trevo ProVue as the first-line device at our institute between April 2015 and March 2016.

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Introduction: Nontraumatic coma in adults has a poor prognosis, and late recovery of consciousness is unlikely. Functional recovery is usually extremely poor. However, a few nontraumatic comatose patients have shown late recovery of both awareness and function.

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