Collateral grade of the Willis' circle predicts outcomes of acute intracranial internal carotid artery occlusion before thrombectomy.

Hongchen ZhaoBaolin WangGanggang XuYi DongQiang DongWenjie Cao

Published in: Brain and behavior (2019)

The PCG based on the integrity of Willis' circle might be an underlying predictor of the prognosis of AIS in patients with iICAO after EVMT. The function of intact anterior communicating artery (AcoA) and ipsilateral posterior communicating artery (PcoA) in favoring prognosis of the iICAO patients might need to be validation in future study.

Keyphrases

internal carotid artery
middle cerebral artery
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed

chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
liver failure
prognostic factors

peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
current status

weight loss
patient reported
hepatitis b virus