The Dilator-Dotter technique can successfully treat tandem lesions of posterior circulation.

In this study, we applied the Dilator-Dotter technique, a catheter-based angioplasty, to cross through severely stenotic or occluded vertebral arteries during mechanical thrombectomy, and we explored its efficacy and safety in treating tandem lesions of posterior circulation. We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with acute stroke caused by tandem lesions of posterior circulation treated with the Dilator-Dotter technique and thrombectomy between July 2017 and December 2021. In addition to collecting clinical, radiographic, and procedural data from patient records, we also collected information about surgical complications and outcome.

Application of Sofia Plus catheter tip shaping in the treatment of acute middle cerebral artery occlusion: A case control study.

To explore the safety and efficacy of Sofia Plus distal access catheter tip shaping for treatment of acute middle cerebral artery embolism. This single-center retrospective study involved patients eligible for acute embolic middle cerebral artery occlusion from January 2020 to October 2021. They were divided into a shaping and non-shaping group according to whether the Sofia Plus catheter tip was shaped intraoperatively.

Effect of a Template Case Report Based on Cognitive Task Analysis on Emergency Thinking Ability of Resident Doctors in Standardized Training.

Objective: To explore the effect of a template case report based on cognitive task analysis on the emergency thinking ability of resident doctors in standardized training.

Methods: The doctors were split into two groups, according to the date they joined the emergency department (n = 40, each group): the observation and control groups. In the observation group, the resident doctors' teachers in standardized training adopted the cognitive task analysis method to determine the primary links of emergency thinking, made case templates, and carried out training based on the case template report.

Trends in cognitive function assessed by a battery of neuropsychological tests after mild acute ischemic stroke.

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the domain-specific trends of cognitive function up to 12 months after mild acute ischemic stroke.

Methods: Enrolment of consecutive cohort of patients with mild acute ischemic stroke with recorded clinical characteristics and extensive neuropsychological assessments, including five cognitive domains. The Montreal cognitive assessment of the Beijing version (MoCA-Bj) was used to assess overall cognition.

A 42-year-old woman with 4H leukodystrophy caused by a homozygous mutation in POLR3A gene.

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